This Cognac comes from producer Jean-Luc Pasquet. This lot 92 was bottled in 2019 and has formidable age on it as a result. Coming at cask strength with no additives by the Aficionados in conjunction with Fine Drams this is another brandy selection from the group I am sure is worth trying. Let us see […]
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This grain from Signatory Vintage comes from the Caledonian distillery and is a well-aged Grain. Aged for 31 years in a Hogshead it was then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 50.2% Nose: Honey, Bread, Vanilla, Peppery, Lemon Zest, Floral Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Pop of Vanilla, Honey, Bread, Lemon zest,
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This batch of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof came out in the earlier part of 2020. This batch, like the other batches, was aged for 12 years before being blended together and bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 68.3% Nose: Cherry Cola, Black Pepper, slight touch of tobacco leaf, oak spice, Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel. Cherry Cola,
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This bottling comes to us from Independent bottler the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society. This bottling comes to us form the Glenlossie distillery where it was aged for 26 years, 24 years in ex-bourbon then finished for 2 more years in a 2nd fill oloroso barrel before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. I
This single cask rum comes to us from Destilleria Centro North, which correlates to the Santa Teresa distillery located in Venezuela. This is likely a blend of pot and column distillate that was then aged for 11 years in an ex-bourbon cask before being bottled at cask strength. ABV: 62.5% Nose: Caramel, black pepper, toasted brown sugar,
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This Texas bourbon comes to us from the Garrison Bro’s distillery, the first Texas distillery based in Hye Texas. This barrel was selected by Don’s Liquors and Wines and is at least four years old, bottled at cask strength, and aged entirely in that crazy Texas climate. ABV: 68% Nose: Black Pepper, Tannins, Dark Chocolate, Ethanol. Palate: Medium
This is a bottle of rum from distiller Privateer that was selected by Baytowne Wine & Spirits. This single barrel was picked at 2 years and 2 months and aged an additional 2 months in the barrel before being bottled. Distilled by Maggie Campbell it was distilled on a pot still then through their continuous
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This distilled and bottled before I was born bourbon is from a series of decanters put out in the 1970’s by the Hoffamn distillery. By 1969, Hoffamn had been bought by Julian Van Winkle for the bottling line as the rest of the distillery fell into disarray. The actual source of the bourbon inside of
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This Cachaca comes to us from Sao Paulo, Brazil. This hand cut sugar cane is harvested and ground on the same day, fermented into “Vinho” then distilled into copper pot stills before being rested in steel vats for 10 months. ABV: 41.5% Nose: Fresh cut grass, lemon zest, black pepper, pledge wipes, herbaceous Palate: Light mouthfeel, Grassy, lemon
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This comes to us from bottler Cinco Sentidos by way of Mezcalero Delfino Tobon mejia. The Pizzora maguey is distilled on copper still, grinded with a shredder, and bottled at 48.4% abv. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 48.4% Nose: Rainwater, slight ammonia, Mineralty, earthy, vanilla cream, red berries,
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