This gin is the classic gin from Beefeater, consisting of a collection of botanicals. This is the pre-change bottling so it comes in at the higher proof. ABV: 47% Nose: Heavy pine, herbaceous, big lemon zest, black pepper, faint cinnamon Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Pine, lemon zest, black pepper, herbaceous, salt, slight nuttiness. Finish: Medium length finish. Pine, lemon
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This is a limited bottling from Real McCoy referencing the 100-year anniversary of Prohibition. This is a 12-year-old rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados. It has no color added, is a blend of Pot and Column distillate, and bottled with no additives. It is bottled at a slightly higher proof than standard Real McCoy. ABV: 50%
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This is a blind comparsion of the EU and US versions of the Savanna HERR Rum from Savanna distillery on La Reunion, bottled by Habitation Velier. This was done semi-blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. HERR is High Ester Reunion Rum, and is the highest ester count of any bottlings by
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This is a tequila, aged for 5 years in a blend of scotch, sherry, and brandy barrels before being bottled. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 43% Nose: Minerality, Earthiness, Slight Tart Blueberry, leather, apple Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, big minerality, raisin, earthiness, blueberry, iodine, black pepper, leather Finish: Medium length
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This is a rum from the Foursquare distillery located in Barbados. It is a Pot/Column blend of rum aged for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks and and Pot/Column blend aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon then another 4 in ex sherry casks before being bottled. ABV: 56% Nose: Raisins, Raspberry, Toffee, Toasted Brown Sugar, Coconut, Nutmeg Palate: Medium
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This gin comes from Watershed distillery located in Columbus Ohio. It is unaged gin made up with a mix of botanicals and citrus peels ABV: 44% Nose: Citrus, Lemon Zest, Lime Zest, Black Pepper, Pine, slight salt, faint creamy vanilla Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Lemon Zest, Orange Peel, Black Pepper, Salt, Vanilla, Pine, Lime zest Finish: Short finish. Black Pepper,
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This comes to us from Nashville Barrel Company and Is a single cask sourced from an undisclosed distillery in Venezuela. This was aged for 4.5 years in the Caribbean then finished for 2 years in Ex-Bourbon casks in Nashville before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 66.7% Nose: Vanilla Frosting, Dark Chocolate, Black Pepper, Oak Spice, faint
This is an extra Anejo from Cascahuin, which is bottled at 43% and produced in the town of El Arenal. It is aged for 4 years in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled with no additives. I had this blind so keep that in mind while readin my review. ABV: 43% Nose: Earthy, Mineralty, Charred Green Bell Peppers,
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This is a 14 year old rum bottled by Holmes Cay and produced at the Foursquare distillery in Barbados. This was aged for 11 years in Barbados and 3 years in the UK before being bottled with no additives. It was aged its entire life in ex-bourbon casks. ABV: 63.8% Nose: Rich Baking Spices, allspice, nutmeg, black
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This is a tequila from NOM 1579. It was be extracted with a Tahona, using well water and rain water and is 2x distilled on a copper pot and aged in ex-bourbon barrels with no additives. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading this. ABV: 40% Nose: Green Vegetalness, vanilla, green apple, campfire
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