Velier Papalin 7yr This bottling comes to us from dependent bottler Velier. This is a blend of two different rums, both 100% pot still and aged for 7 years at their distillery. After ageing for 7 years at Worthy Park and Hampden respectively these rums were blended together and bottled for this release. ABV: 47% Nose: Banana, […]
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This bottling comes to us by way of American Independent bottler Lost Lantern. This cask of whisky comes from Boulder Spirits in Colorado. This single cask that was chosen had a mashbill of 100% unpeated malt barley, then aged for 5 years in New American Oak in Colorado. This was bottled at cask strength with
This rum comes to us from Independent Bottler Kintra, who I have not had any bottlings from so far. Coming from my favorite rum distillery Hampden, this bottle was distilled in 2009 then aged for 8 years in an ex-bourbon barrel before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. If the list at Single
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This single cask of Cognac comes to us from Jean-Luc Pasquet from the village of Criteuil in the Grand Champagne region. This single cask of Cognac was aged for a long period before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 52.1% Nose: Bright, Fruity, Pears, Raisins, Currants, Raspberry Jam, Rancio, Oak Spice, touch of Leather.
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This is a cool older bottling I was able to try thanks to a local generous friend. I have little information on this particular bottle so I will share what little I was able to dig up. This bottling of Navy rum comes to us from Wood’s, a navy rum producer who bottles and sells
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This bottling comes to us by way of Jean-Luc Pasquet. This single cask of Cognac was selected by the Aficionados in Partnership with Finedrams. Let’s see how well they chose. ABV: 57.4% Nose: Leather, Blackberry, Currants, Rich Oak Spice, Nutmeg, Apple Skin, Dark Ripe Grapes. Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Leather, Dark Ripe Grapes, Blackberry, Nutmeg, Toasted Brown Sugar,
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This rum today comes to us by way of Transcontinental Rum Line, an independent bottler who is a brand of La Maison du Whisky. This is a single cask of rum selected by the Rochester Elite Barrel Pickers club in Rochester, New York. This Guyana rum was aged for 19 years in Europe in an
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This bottling comes to us by way of Lost Lantern, an American independent bottler doing some cool things in the space of American Spirits. Their focus on American Single Malt warrants some extra kudos as well. This particular bottling was a project of a blend of American Single Malts. However, this was no blend done
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This bottling comes to us by way of Independent rum bottler Compagnie Des Indes. This rum from the Savanna distillery located on La Reunion island was aged for 10 years in an ex-Cognac barrel before being aged for another 2 years in an ex-Hampden cask. It was then bottled without Chill filtration. ABV: 58.3% Nose: Guava, Mango,
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This bottling comes to us by way of Lost Lantern, an American independent bottler. The folks of r/bourbon collaborated with Lost Lantern to release this single cask of Westward. Westward is a distillery located in Portland Oregon who produces American Single Malt whiskey. This particular cask of American Single malt had a mashbill of 100% two-row, high
