This is an unaged Aguardiente from the hills of Uruapan, Michoacan. It is made from 100% cane sugar and is a blend of fermented cane juice distilled in a pot and first press molasses distilled on a column still. ABV: 43% Nose: Briney, slight grassiness, vanilla, herbalness, light floral. Palate: Light mouthfeel. Vanilla, slight brine, slight vegetalness, cumin. […]
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This is the yearly limited edition blend from Four Roses. This bottle is non chill filtered and has the following recipe and ages in its blend, which is released at barrel strength: • 12 Year OBSV • 12 Year OESV • 19 Year OBSK • 16 Year OESK ABV: 55.7% Nose: Vanilla Cream, Butterscotch, tobacco leaf, green
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This is a 2020 release from Habitation Velier, who worked with Hampden distillery in Jamaica to select this rum. This unaged high ester release features the LROK mark from Hampden, which has an ester count between 300-400 esters gr/hL. Let see how it stacks up. ABV: 57.8% Nose: Over-ripe fruits, banana, grilled pineapple rind, guava, salted meat
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This is from the Maltster series from New Riff, who decided to play around with malted grains as an experiment with their bourbon. This bottling has a mash bill of 65% corn, 30% malted rye, and 5% malted barley. It was aged for at least 5 years before being bottled at 50% with no chill
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This is an unaged rum from Jamaica rum distillery Worthy Park. It was distilled on their double retort pot still after being fermented for 3 months before being bottled with no additives. Bottled in “In the old classic style of Jamaica Overproof rums”, this rum states on the back label “Don’t drink neat, only use
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This comes from Kentucky whiskey distiller New Riff. This Maltster has a unique mashbill of 65% corn, 18% Floor Malted Wheat, 7% Dark Wheat, and 10% Unmalted wheat. This was aged for at least 5 years before being bottled at 50% with no chill filtering. ABV: 50% Nose: Dark Chocolate, honey, breadiness Palate: Medium mouthfeel, dark chocolate, honey,
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This is a rum from distillers KoHana, who produce their rum using fresh pressed cane juice in the Agricole style in Hawaii. They grown their own cane, and this particular offering is from a barrel #1213, is Mahai ula cane variety, and was finished in a sherry cask before being bottled at cask strength with
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This is a bottling from Barrell Craft Spirits, that American company known for sourcing and blending barrels, bourbon, and rums in a variety of casks. This one is a blend of American and Canadian ryes, that were finished separately in Martinique Rhum Agricole casks, apricot brandy casks, and Madeira Barrels. Let us see if this
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This rum comes to us from Cuba, currently unavailable in the US due to the embargo. Let’s see how it is. ABV: 40% Nose: Caramel, orange peel, vanilla, brown sugar, slight coffee Palate: Thin mouthfeel, Caramel, slight cola, coffee, toasted brown sugar, black pepper, root beer. Finish: Short finish. Orange peel, cocoa, caramel, slight vanilla, toasted brown sugar, black
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This is a bottling from brand 1792 which is the Barton distillery. This has no age statement, no mashbill, but we do know that it is at least 4 years and old and bottled at 50% abv due to being labeled Bottled in Bond. ABV: 50% Nose: Cherry, vanilla, slight black pepper Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Vanilla, cherry, black
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