McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt Batch 18-1 This is a release from the McCarthy’s line of American Single Malt which comes from Hood River Distillers. This is a 3 years old Malt whisky crafted from Port Ellen Maltings, which is aged in a mix of refill and virgin oak barrels before being bottled with no chill
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Treaty Oak 8yr Single Barrel (Elixir Spirits) This is a rum from Treaty Oak ,a distillery located in Dripping Springs Texas. This is a molasses rum that was distilled on a column still, was been aged for 8 years and 8 months in a new charred American oak barrel. It was then bottled at cask
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Foursquare Isonomy 17yr This is the 20th release in the line of the Foursquare Exceptional Cask selection series from Richard Seale and co down at Foursquare in Barbados. This rum is a blend of Pot and Column distillate, was aged for 17 years in ex-bourbon barrels in Barbados, and then bottled with no additives. Note,
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Worthy Park Estate 12yr This is an official bottling of Worthy Park from that distillery of the same name in Jamaica. This rum was distilled in 2006 (their 2nd year of reopening) and bottled in 2018. The molasses was fermented for 30 hours, distilled on a pot still, and aged in ex-bourbon for 12 years
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Clairin Ansyen Vaval 39 Month Sherry cask. This cane juice rum comes to us from the Island of Haiti from the famed Clairins that are being produced there. This Vaval was aged for 39 months in an ex-sherry cask in the warehouse LM&V has on the island before being bottled at cask strength with no
Montebello Brut de Fut 10yr (2010) This rhum comes to us from the island of Guadeloupe and was distilled at the Carrere distillery. Fresh cane was cut and pressed, the juice then being fermented and distilled on a column still. It was then aged for 7 years in ex-bourbon casks before being aged another 3
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Domaine D’esperance Bas Armagnac 18yr 2001 An 18 year old Armagnac from D’esperance I don’t know much else beyond that and it was selected from a group based out of Northern New York State. ABV: 50.4% Nose: Fruity, Raspberry Jam, Blackberry, faint nuttiness, black pepper, nutmeg Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Raspberry Jam, Black Berry, Nuttiness, Peppery, Nutmeg, Green Apple,
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Bielle Brut de Colonne 2019 This rhum comes to us from the Bielle distillery located on Marie-Galante in Guadeloupe. This rhum is made from fresh pressed cane juice that is distilled on a column still. It is then rested for a period of time before being bottled with no dilution or additives. ABV: 71.2% Nose: Floral, Sour
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Privateer Distiller’s Drawer #108 New England Lot #1 This is an ode to Privateer’s microblending. This is a blend of 8 casks, 4 that were pot still and 4 that were column still, aged for 2-6 years and producing 1,675 bottles. This was bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 53.9% Nose: Toasted Brown Sugar, Whipped
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Chateau de Leberon 1994 27yr This single cask of Armagnac comes to us from Leberon a fourth generation distillery. This Armagnac was made from 65% Ugni Blanc grapes and 35% Colombard. It was then distilled on a continuous Armagnac still and aged for 27 years in a 1300 liter Gascon Oak cask before being bottled
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