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Review #648; Mezcal #71: La Mata Sotol Durango

This is a batch of Lamata Sotol for the Madre restaurant. Let us see how it is. Mezcalero:Chemino de la Cruz Batch:SOT-C 13/05/19 ABV: 49.8% Nose: Earthy, Rubbery, Spicy, faint creek water, minerality, peppery, Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Earthy, big rubber and minerality, creek water, peppery, faint black and blueberry. Finish: Medium length finish, Rubbery, Earthiness, minerallity, faint black […]

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Review #647; Rum #127: Privateer Distiller’s Drawer Windward

Rum / The Auditor

This rum comes to us from Privateer distillery located in Ipswich Massachusetts. This single cask was aged for 5 years and 5 months in ex-whiskey casks before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 57.4% Nose: Bright, Toffee, cinnamon, black pepper, vanilla cream, floralness. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Toffee, cinnamon, buttered popcorn, toasted coconut, slight dark

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Review #646; Mezcal #70: Rezpiral Berta Vasquez Tobala / Cuishe

Mezcal / The Auditor

This Mezcal batch was selected as a collaboration between the Aficionados group and the spirits-selling website Seelbachs. This Ensamble features Tobala and Cuishe Maguey, was distilled on a copper alambique still in San Baltazar Chichiapam before being bottled in 2019. Mezcalero: Berta Vasquez Batch:July 2019, Series 5 ABV: 48% Nose: Crisp Green Vegetals, Iodine, Faint Orange Peel, Meatiness,

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Review #645; Gin #19: Sipsmith London Dry Gin

Gin / The Auditor

This is a classic London Dry style gin from the Sipsmith Distillery based in England. This gin is made in pot stills in small batches according to Sipsmith. Let’s see how it is. ABV: 44.1% Nose: Pine, Lemon Zest, Cumin, Slight Nuttiness, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Orange Peel. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Lemon Zest, Pine, Black Pepper, Nuttiness, Orange Peel,

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Review #644; Rum #126: RomDeluxe DOK

Rum / The Auditor

This is a bottling from Dom De Luxe of a still strength, unaged DOK. Coming in at a searing ABV and full of ester that clock in at 1600, this was released in a limited count of 150 bottles. Let us see if this fares better than the last still strength DOK I tasted. ABV: 85.6%

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Review #643; Mezcal #69: Amormata Bicuixe Jarquin

Mezcal / The Auditor

This is a mezcal batch picked for the Madre restaurant. Outside of that and the batch I don’t have a ton of info! So let us dive in. Mezcalero:Familia Jarquin Batch:BICU-J 15/05/20 ABV: 47.8% Nose: Charred Bell Peppers, Earthiness, Minerality, Springtime Rain, Black Tea, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Charred Bell Peppers, Black Tea, Slight nuttiness, Earthiness, Black Tea,

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Review #642; Gin #18: Edinburgh Gin

Gin / The Auditor

This gin is made using 14 botanicals that are infused into the new make over 3 days. This is their base gin of their line, which has a number of gins with different botanicals, and fruits added to make gin based liqueurs. Let us see how it holds up on its own. ABV: 43% Nose: Classic Piney

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Review #641; Tequila #5: Fortaleza Reposado Spec’s Single Barrel

Tequila / The Auditor

This is a single barrel offering from Tequila producer Fortaleza, one of 6 released in the US this year. This particular barrel was chosen by Specs, aged in used American Oak for just shy of 7 months before being bottled. ABV: 43.5% Nose: Vegetal, Brine, Green Apple, Raspberry, Black pepper, faint vanilla, Palate: Lighter oily mouthfeel. Fruits open

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Review #640; Gin #17: Watershed Guild Gin

Gin / The Auditor

This is a gin from craft distillery Watershed located in Columbus Ohio. This gin was created in partnership with the restaurant Guild House to provide them with a house gin for their use. This gin is made with the use of macerated dried Chamomile flowers post distillation. ABV: 44% Nose: Apple, Floralness, Honey, faint vanilla, pine. Palate: Light

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Review #639; Rum #125: Caroni 16yr (1997) Duncan Taylor

Rum / The Auditor

This is a rum from the now closed Caroni distillery based in Trinidad. Divisive amongst the rum community, some people see this as a bad rum that has been marketed to success, some see this an a great rum that is vastly different from current offerings. This bottling was aged for 16 years in ex-bourbon

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