Batch 1 Disclaimer: This is a bottle that was sent to me by the distillery. Being that it is not available in my market and a limited release, I accepted it to review. The sender requested an honest review, and that is what they shall receive. This Gin comes from 100 Mill Street, and is a […]
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This blend, occupying the feared bottom shelf, is a super budget blended scotch. A rebrand of the former Black Grouse, it is like The Famous Grouse, but has an addition of peated malt to it. Let’s dive in. ABV: 40% Nose: Vanilla, faint ash, raspberry, apple, very faint smoke. Palate: Light mouthfeel, raspberry, vanilla, faint fig, slight smoke.
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This weird offering comes to us from Rhine Hall. Using mangoes from Mexico, they distill with no additives. Each bottle contains about 25lbs of fruit. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 40% Nose: Heavy mango (kind of duh), pear skin, slight apple, lemon zest, faint passion fruit. Palate: Light, thin mouthfeel. Mango skin, lemon zest, pear. Finish: Short.
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This comes to us from La Masion & Velier, and was distilled and fully tropically aged for 17 years in Trinidad, then bottled at 55%. This was bottled for the US market, and came from 7 barrels. I tasted this blind and took these notes before I was revealed the bottle, so keep that in
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This rhum comes to us from 2 small producers on Martinique. It meets the requirements to be considered rum agricole, it is made from fresh extracted sugar cane juice, distilled once in a column still, then rested in stainless steel tanks for 3 years. It is then blended and proofed down slowly over time before
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This comes to us from Jos. A. Magnus and is a blend of bourbons aged 18 and 11 years, and a light whiskey aged 9 year. Sources from un-disclosed distilleries, let’s see how well they chose this blend. ABV: 51.5% Nose: Toffee, Vanilla Frosting, slight buttery popcorn, faint black pepper. Palate: Medium buttery mouthfeel. Vanilla Frosting, light black
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This bottling comes to us via Fine Drams and the Aficionados group. This Grosperrin, of their oldest selections yet, was aged its whole life in oak. Though not official, a certain World War will come to mind, as it had just ended when this was barreled. Let’s see how well they chose. ABV: 50.8% Nose: Rich figs,
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This comes to us from La Favorite, and comes from Cane Red, which is grown for its sugar content. Long fermentation, and being AOC protected agricole, let’s see how it tastes. ABV: 53% Nose: Brine, Cheese funk, Black Pepper, floralness. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, brine, lemon zest, cheese funk, floralness Finish: Medium length finish, lemon and lime zest, briney, black
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This 22 year old Caroni comes to us from K&L. From the closed distiller, this was bottled at cask strength with no additives, distilled from local cane, and aged in ex-bourbon barrels. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 62.1% Nose: Industrial funk, burnt plastic, diesel fuel, Vanilla, Cream, industrial smoke, Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, diesel fuel, vanilla
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This comes to us from K&L once again, part of their Golden Devil line. This particular offering is a 27 year aged Hampden. This offering was aged continentally, comes from a pot still, and is one of the oldest rums I have tried to this date from my favorite distillery, just to get my bias
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