This is a Mezcal Offering from Macra Negra, made from Dobadan in Santa Maria La Pila by Alberto-Ortiz. Let’s see how it holds up. Batch XA014-17 ABV: 47.9% Nose: Roasted Red Bell Pepper, Grilled Pineapple, Toasted Brown Sugar, vanilla bean, floral Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Roasted Pepper, Grilled Pineapple, light banana, all spice, slight mineral, floral. Finish: Medium length finish, […]
Review #330; Mezcal #18: Macra Negra Dobadon Read More »
This is an ER pick from Bourbon Street Wine and Spirits. Let’s see how well they chose this barrel. ABV: 45% Nose: Cherry, Light Oak Spice, Vanilla, Slight Citrus, Cocoa Palate: Vanilla, Cherry, light spice, light spearmint, cocoa, Finish: Medium length, cherry, light vanilla, slight spice, some cocoa. Rating: 6/10 This is nice. Some good flavors in there, a nice
Review #329; Bourbon #93: Eagle Rare SiB Bourbon Street Wine and Spirits Selction Read More »
This is an annual release from Balcones, a Texas Distillery of their rum. It is made from molasses and double distilled in pot stills, then aged for 18 months in new charred oak. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 65.3% Nose: Vanilla Bomb, Heavy Oak Spice, Black Pepper, sawdust Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vanilla, pepper, oak spice, ,
Review #328; Rum #25: Balcones Rum 18-1 Read More »
This was reviewed blindly, so keep that in mind while reading these notes. This is a 12 year old offering from bushmills, available only at the distiller, aged in ex-sherry and ex bourbon casks. ABV: 40% Nose: Very Faint nose, vanilla, Grass, Shortbread. Palate: Thinnish mouthfeel, Grassy, Bready, vanilla. Finish: Short, slight vanilla, some grass. Rating: 4/10 This is light
Review #327; Irish Whiskey #4: Bushmills Distillery Reserve 12yr Read More »
This is a single cask offering from Whistlepig of a 10 year age stated cask strength sourced rye, from either Canada or MGP, I am not really sure. So let’s see how tasty it is. ABV: 58.7% ABV Nose: Strong Green Apple, Pipe Tobacco, Vanilla, Herbal, Black Pepper, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Oak Spice, black pepper, vanilla, faint green
Review #326: Rye #43: Whistlepig 10yr “Swine Merchants” K&L Select Barrel #2447 Read More »
This is a bottling of Glenrothes, put in the barrel in 1986 and bottled in 2017. It was selected by The Whisky Cask and was aged for all 30 years in an ex-sherry hogshead. ABV: 53.9% Nose: Rich Dried Dark Fruits, Plum, Fig, Pipe Tobacco, slight leather, allspice, nutmeg. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Pipe Tobacco, fig, tart berries, leather,
Review #325; Scotch #117: Glenrothes 30yr 1986 The Whisky Cask Selection Read More »
This is an 11 year old bottling from the SMWS, it was aged in a refill Bourbon hogshead. It doesn’t say the distillery but we assume it to be Old Pultney. ABV: 59.6% Nose: Heavy Ocean Spray, Vanilla, sourdough, light honey, cut wheat. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Light Brine, sourdough, black pepper, Finish: Medium length, wheat and cereals, baked bread,
Review #324; Scotch #116: Old Pultney 11yr 2007 SMWS Read More »
This is an offering from Privateer of their rum. The spirit must be distilled by a single distiller, in a single season, at a single distillery and aged no less than 4 years at a federally bonded warehouse and bottled at 100 proof at the same distillery. We usually see this from American bourbon producers,
Review #323; Rum #24: Privateer New England Bottled In Bond Read More »
This is a 10 year old Balblair, bottled for The Whiskey Barrel. It was aged its entire life in a first fill Olroso sherry hogshead. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 59.4% Nose: Hay, Lemongrass, malty, allspice, honey, shortbread. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Shortbread, lemongrass, black pepper, cinnamon, heat Finish: Medium length, malt, cereals, honey, shortbread, heat, slight cinnamon.
Review #322; Scotch #115: Balblair 10yr 2009 The Whisky Barrel Select Read More »
Laphroaig 2005 “PX I Love You” Loch & Key This was distilled in 2006 and aged in ex-bourbon cask for 4.5 years, then switched to a Pedro Ximenez Hogshead for 9.5 years. It was selected by and bottled for Loch and Key. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 54.4 % Nose: Brash, Bacony Peat, black pepper,
Review #321; Scotch #114: Laphroaig 14yr 2006 SiB “PX I Love You” Read More »
