This almost 100 year old Cognac comes to us from a widow (almost 100 herself) who died several years ago. This was distilled before the great depression hit, and bottled in 2015. ABV: 53.8% Nose: Raisins, black pepper, nutmeg, orange peel, floralness. Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel. Big burst of raisins, black pepper, heavy oak spice, orange peel, touch […]
Review #525; Brandy #17: Grosperrin No. 28 Boderies Cognac Read More »
This rum comes to us from Jamaican distiller Worthy Park, bottled by Habitation Velier. This rum had a 3 month fermentation which allowed its Congeners to come in at 502 gr/laa when it was distilled and bottled in 2015. With no color added and non-chill filtered let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 57% Nose: Floralness, over-ripe
Review #524; Rum #61: Habitation Velier Worthy Park Forsyths 502 Read More »
This comes to us from Velier Royal Navy, a blend of rums from the countries that used to supply rums for the Royal Navy. This one comes to us as a lend of Worthy Park and Demarara Distillers. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 57.18% Nose: Floralness, Brown Sugar,
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This rum comes to us from Haiti from Distillerie de Port-au-Prince, a collaboration between Barbancourt and La Masion & Veiler. This is unaged rum distilled from Syrup and Fresh Cane Juice, with the sugar cane coming from Michel Sajous’s farm. They are then fermented for 10-12 days with yeast and made separately and end up
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This is a bottling from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, an independent bottler. In this they have bottled a 3 year old cask from American Single Malt Producer Copperworks distilling co. This whiskey was aged for 3 years in a New Charred Oak Barrel, then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was
This batch comes to us via Seelbachs where it was picked in association with the Aficinoadp’s discord group. This comes from Sierra Sur, Oaxaca. It was cooked in a conical earthen oven, mashed with machete and machine mill, fermented with wild yeast in cypress wood tanks, and distilled twice on a copper pot still with
Review #520: Mezcal #58: NETA Tepextate Aficionados Batch Read More »
This bottling comes to us from Arran. This is Arran’s peated malt with a PPM level of 20. This bottling had no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 46% Nose: Bready, Vanilla, Black Pepper, orange peel, brine. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Faint vegetal peat, light vanilla, slight breadiness, oak spice, brine. Finish: Short. Ashy, vegetal peat, faint vanilla,
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This is an aged Clairin from the Casimir producer. It was aged in an ex-Caroni cask for 16 months before being bottled. Let’s see how it turned out. ABV: 50.3% Nose: Black Pepper, oak spice, vanilla frosting. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Motor Oil, light black pepper, oak spice. Finish: Short finish. Black Pepper, light motor oil, faint grass. Rating: 5/10 I
Review #518; Rum #58: Clairin Casimir 16 month Caroni Cask Read More »
This is a product from Buffalo Trace a “Full Proof” of their Weller line that is bottled at the proof the original distillate is put into the barrel. Let’s see how it holds up. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my review. ABV: 57% Nose: Cherry, vanilla cream, Dark Chocolate. Palate: Medium oily
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This is a single cask bottling picked by Astor. This Sajous was aged for 28 months in an ex-Caroni cask then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 54.7% Nose: Brine, Olive Oil, Guava, green apple, light diesel fuel, bubblegum. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Motor Oil, Olive Oil, Briney, mango, Finish: Medium length
Review #516; Rum #57: Clairin Sajous 28month Caroni Cask Read More »
