These 2 reviews are a side by side of two rums from American Independent bottler Holmes Cay. Holmes Cay Barbados 2005 This is a 14 year rum, aged in ex-bourbon casks for 11 years in Barbados and 3 years in the UK. A blend of Pot and Column distillate, this comes from Barbados distillery Foursquare. […]
Watershed is a distillery located in Columbus, Ohio. This past year, they worked with the State of Ohio to release three single barrels that the state liquor entity picked. These barrels were the first time Watershed released anything at cask strength. The bourbon was aged for a minimum of four years in char five barrels,
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This is a Pechuga made in Santa Catarina Minas in Oaxaca. It is distilled on a clay pot, cooked with Encino wood in an underground pit, mashed with mallets by hand, and fermented in cypress tanks using wild yeasts before being distilled on clay pots with raw chicken breast and seasonal fruits and spices. This
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This barrel was selected by The Party Source, a liquor store based in Northen Kentucky on the Kentucky Ohio Border. It was bottled in 10/16/20, at barrel proof, and came from Rick R-20. Let’s see how they selected. ABV: 65.1% Nose: Heavy Vanilla Frosting, Brown Sugar, Banana, slight tannins, leather. Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel. Banana, vanilla frosting, brown
This mezcal batch was produced for the Madre Restaurant and released as part of their 2020 Madre Exclusive collection. Mezcalero:Ramro S. Altamirano Batch: RS001-T ABV: 52.9% Nose: Raspberry faint medicinal, raw green bell peppers, vegetalness, green wood, earthy, Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, warm. Green Apple, bell pepper, vegetalness, minerality, brine, vanilla. Finish: Medium length finish. Warm and Dry, raw green
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This comes from Demerara distillers off of their famous double wooden pot still. This 100% Pot Still rum was distilled in 2005 and aged for 15 years in the UK in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 56.4% Nose: Banana, guava, lemon peel, black pepper, toasted brown sugar Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Warm, banana, black
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This is 100% barley mash whiskey but then steeped in hops. It also has cane sugar added o it to sweetened it. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 40% Nose: Hay, Lemon, pool cleaner, overly bitter Palate: Light thin mouthfeel. Hay, vanilla, bitter black tea, overly bitter, weird green notes.
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This comes to us from the Velier release of National Rums of Jamaica series. This comes from the Long Pond distillery in Jamaica which caught on fire and burnt down. This one was tropically aged for 12 years, distilled on a double retort pot still, and comes in 150-250 gr/hlpa so lighter in terms of
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Nession L’Espirit Rhum This rhum comes to us from Martinique, and is distilled from fermented fresh sugar cane juice. It is unaged and rested prior to bottling. I took these notes blind and was then revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind while reading them. ABV: 70% Nose: Strong Lemongrass, orange peel, fresh cut lawn, brine,
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This is an American single malt whiskey made by New Holland Brewing Company. It is aged in New American Oak with a heavy char. It has no age statement. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 45% Nose: Honey, Hay, vanilla, green apple Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Honey, green apple, hay, faint
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