This is a single cask from Privateer, a rum distiller located in Ipswich Massachusetts. This rum was distilled on a column still before being put in New American Oak for 5 years and 3 months. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 57.4% Nose: Caramel, Black Pepper, Toasted Coconut, fig, blackberry. Palate: Thick oily […]
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This is from the “Old” style of Elijah craig bottles, this bottling is from 2016. I had this blind so keep that in mind while you read this. ABV: 69.7% Nose: Cherry Cola, Black Pepper, Vanilla, tannins. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Black Pepper, Cherry Cola, tannins, Vanilla, tons of heat. Finish: Medium length finish, tons of heat, cherry cola, tannins,
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This is a release from Barton and is a 12 year old “High Rye” bourbon. Let’s see how this release is. ABV: 48.6% Nose: Caramel, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Cherry, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel. Vanilla, black pepper, tobacco leaf, cherry, slight dark chocolate. A touch of uneven heat throughout. Finish: Medium length finish. Very dry Black pepper, tobacco leaf, slight dark
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This is a sugarcane distillate that can only be made in 16 municipalities in Michoacán. This is a blend of 50% column-distilled molasses and 50% long fermented pot-distilled cane juice and piloncillo. This rum is bottled with no additives. ABV: 46% Nose: Briney, Lemon Zest, Paint Glue, Mango, Minerality, faint green vegetalness, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Briney, Lemon Zest,
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This rye comes to us from New Riff distillery. It is a 100% malted rye grain mash that has been aged for 6 years before being bottled with no chill filtering or additives. Malted rye is different from regular as it has been moistened and allowed to germinated which changes the flavor. ABV: 50% Nose: Burst of
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This is a bottling of Foursquare rum from American independent bottler Holmes Cay. This rum which is a blend of pot and column blend that was aged for 8 years in Barbados in ex-bourbon casks before being aged for 2 years in the U.K. This rum was then finished for an additional year in an
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This rum comes to us from the Bielle distillery on Guadeloupe. Using a Mueller still to distill fresh cange juice, this is rested for a year in stainless steel tanks before bottling. This is a collaboration between Luca Gargano and Italian Eau de Vie producer Gianni Vittorio Capovilla. ABV: 56% Nose: Red Berries, Clay, Salt, Lemon Zest,
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This comes from a non-disclosed distiller, this 23 year old rum is from the Navazos Palazzi line selected by PM Spirits. This was distilled from Molasses using a column still, aged for 5 years in ex-bourbon in the tropics before a further 18 in oloroso casks in Spain. This was then bottled with no coloring,
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This Caroni bottling comes from the limited Employee edition. This bottling was aged for 22 years in ex-bourbon barrels before being bottled at full proof. It’s always fun to get to try these Caroni’s so lets dive in. ABV: 67% Nose: Trademark diesel fuel note, motor oil, dark chocolate, mango, vanilla bean, black tea Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel.
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This is a bottling from Barrell, an American blender primarily known for their whiskeys. This is a blend of rums from different countries, most of the blend is Pot-Still Jamaican rum with 30% of the blend being 21 year old Guyanese, 12 year old Barbados, and 3 year old Martinique that are then finished in
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