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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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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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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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
Review #640; Gin #17: Watershed Guild Gin Read More »
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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The third gin I am trying from Oakland Spirits Co. Like their other gins, this one is made from a grape based distillate. ABV: 45% Nose: Heavy Brine, Seaweed, Lemon grass, black pepper, faint pine. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Ocean Spray, Seaweed, Lemon Grass, Black Pepper Finish: Medium length finish. Heavy Umami, Brine, Seaweed, lemon grass, black pepper, faint pine
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This is my second review of Mhoba High Ester rum, a different batch from the first one I tried. What is Mhoba rum? Mhoba is a South African rum distillery that makes all of its rum from fresh pressed sugarcane juice utilizing a pot still for all of it. This particular High Ester variant follows
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This is another gin from Oakland spirits Co. A grape base distillate, I was unable to find a ton on what all went into this gin. So with that being said lets try it out. ABV: 47% Nose: Black Pepper, Lemon Zest, Pine Sap, Brine, Cinnamon Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Slight ethanol, black pepper, lemon zest, pine, nutmeg. Finish: Short
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Here we have another offering from Foursquare in Barbados through the Real McCoy line. It’s a tale as old as time, pot and column blend, ex-bourbon barrels, tropical ageing! All aged in Barbados before being bottled with no additives. Let’s see if it stands up to other Foursquare offerings. ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Black
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This gin is new to me and I have not been able to find a ton of info on it. However, we do know that it is made with a grape base spirit. With that being said let us see how it is. ABV: 46% Nose: Vegetal, Bell Peppers, Earthiness, Orange Peel, Lemon Zest, Raisin. Palate: Light Mouthfeel,
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