This special release from Barrell Craft Spirits is a premium version of their standard finished rye Barrell Seagrass. This bottling is 16 year old 100% Candian rye that has been finished in Apricot Brandy Casks, Martinique Rhum barrels, and a blend of Malmsey Maidera barrels that were belnded together. Sporting and age statement and 100% […]
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This rum comes to us by way of American Independent bottler Single Cask Nation. This rum was produced at the Beenleigh distillery located in Australia. It was aged for 14 years in a 2nd fill bourbon hogshead (with most of the ageing occurring in Australia) before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 65.1%
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This 7 year old barrel proof rye comes to us by way of Traverse City whiskey company located in Traverse City, Michigan. This is a rye sourced from MGP and is their 95/5 rye mashbill. Distilled in 2014 and bottled in 2021 for r/bourbon let’s see how well t8ke picked. ABV: 59.2% Nose: Herbaceous, Pine Needles, Wildflowers, Vanilla Cream,
Review #784; Rye #60: Traverse City 7yr (2014) rye “r/bourbon single barrel select” Read More »
This is a single cask rum bottled by Rom Deluxe. This rum comes to us from La Reunion Island (likely Savanna distillery), purported to be the Grand Arome recipe, distilled on a column still, and aged for 8 years in ex-red wine casks in Europe before being bottled at cask strength. ABV: 55.6% Nose: Raspberry, Vanilla Cream,
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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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