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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This rum comes to us from Mount Gay distillery located in Barbados. This 100% pot still rum was aged for 9years in Brabados and clocks in with an Angel’s share as a result of that tropical maturation. Aged entirely in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled with no additives and at barrel proof, let’s see how
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This is a bottling from dependent bottler Habitation Velier in collaboration with Foursquare. It is a 100% pot still rum, aged in ex-cognac casks for 2 years in Barbados. It clocks in with 15% angels share, no additives, and bottled at barrel proof. A departure from most Foursquare products as this is not a blend
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This is blend from bourbon and American whiskey producer MGP. This is their own label and what they have blended is a marriage of at least 4 year old bourbon and American whiskey which could include corn whiskey, MGP light whiskey, and MGP rye whiskey. The name refers to the railroad and a segment of
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This rum comes to us from the Aficionados, who picked this and then sold it via Fine Drams. This comes from New Yarmouth, a sister distillery of Appleton, which produces the world famous Wray and Nephew Overproof. This unaged molasses based pot still rum is fermented for a day and a half. This rum clocks
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This is a single barrel of 1792 selected by the state of Virgina. I do not know the age but we will see how they chose. I reviewed this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my notes ABV: 49.3% Nose: Cherry Coke, Caramel, Black Pepper Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Cherry cola, caramel, tannins, a bit of heat
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