George Dickel Rye Whiskey x Leopold Bros – Collaboration Blend Rye Whiskey (Penelope Glass) This collaboration is a blend of straight ryes from Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. and Leopold Bros. Coming out in 2021, this no age statement rye is a blend of ryes from George Dickel (no mashbill given) and Leopold Bros (80% Abruzzi […]
This rum comes to us from legendary producers out of Guyana Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). This rum was distilled in 2004, aged in the tropics in ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled at cask strength with no additives in 2018. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 60.1% Nose: Burnt Caramel, Crème brûlée, Blackberry compote, espresso, Dark Chocolate, Caramelized
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This is a finished bourbon from Belle Meade distillery. Likely sourced from MGP and finished for an unknown amount of time in said Spanish Brandy Barrels. There is no age statement, so lets see how it is. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 59.4% Nose: Tobacco Leaf, Black Pepper,
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This rhum comes to us from the Bellevue au Moule Distiller in Grande-Terre. This rhum is produced on column stills from fresh estate sugar cane juice, fermented for 24-36 hours, and distilled to 86 or 88% abv. It was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2010. This bottling came from an outlay of 42 casks
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This is a cool rum collaboration between Velier (that great Italian IB) and E&A Scheer those rum sourcing folks. They took some rum from Monymusk and bottled it. However, these are the same rum with the same Marque that have been aged an identical set of time. The major difference was the climate as one
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This is a single barrel selected by a group (Kingsman). This MGP bourbon was finished in a Cab Sav barrel before being bottled at cask strength. I had this blind then was revealed the notes, so keep that in mind while you read my review. ABV: 58.1% Nose: Crème brûlée, Orange Peel, Black Pepper, Tobacco Leaf, Slight
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Samaroli is an independent bottler based out of Italy that usually selects Scotch. This bottling is a blend of rums from various distilleries and countries. The rums were vatted in 2009, and then aged in new American oak barrels until bottling in 2011. They are as follows • Barbados 1996 • Barbados 2002 • Demerara
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This is a 5-year-old single barrel of Rye from Kentucky based distillers Wilderness Trail. The Cincinnati Bourbon Club selected this single barrel. This rye has a mash bill of 56% rye, 33% corn, and 11% malted barley. After distillation, these are aged in 4 char 53 gallon barrels before being bottled at cask strength. Let
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This is a sourced Rye from Blue Run, an NDP who put out this rye. This was a small release of 92 barrels from a non-disclosed Kentucky distillery with no age statement and no mashbill given. With the wealth of information, let’s see how it is. ABV: 47.5% Nose: Graham Cracker, Vanilla Cream, Faint Green Apple, Palate: Light
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This Rhum comes to us from the Bielle distillery located on Guadeloupe. Made from fresh pressed sugar cane juice and then distilled on a column still, let’s see how this high proof Rhum delivers. ABV: 59% Nose: Lemon Zest, a bit of moss, orange slice, raspberries, slight olive oil, Sea Salt, Minerality Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Lemon Zest,
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