Duncan Taylor Brora 25 This is a bottling from the Brora distillery, which closed it’s doors and was mothballed in 1983. This bottle was distlled in November of 1981 and Bottled in Feburary of 2007. It was matured in an ex-bourbon barrel, Non Chill Filtered, No Color added. Bottle 336 of 682 ABV: 56.5% Nose: Honey, slight […]
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Copper and Kings Craftwerk; Finished in Against the Grain Bo And Luke barrels. This is a release from Copper and Kings, where they took their pot distilled American Brandy and finished it for a period of time in Against the Grains Bo and Luke Beer Barrels, which is an Imperial Smoked Stout aged in ex-Bourbon
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SMWS Big Swirl and Exotic Cargo Side by Side This is a side by side comparison of two bottles from SMWS, both blended malts aged for a period of time in different finishing casks. Neithier of these were bottled at Cask Strength, as the SMWS stated they felt the 50% was the best proof for
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Barrell Rye 13yr SiB #L937 This is an offering from Barrell of a 13 year old Blended Rye from Canada. It’s mashbill is undisclosed but it was aged in ex-bourbon barrels I think? (I’m not sure on this one) Clocking in at $100 a bottle, we’ll have to see how it stands up to a
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Pussers Gunpowder Proof This is a rum according to the label that is bottled by “Pusser’s Rum LTD”, and that it is a product of Guyana. Let’s see how it holds up (and takes me to the Miami Rum Congress in my head rather than cold frozen north.) ABV: 54.5% Nose: Slightly metallic, fruits, Guava, banana, slight
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J Mattingly White Elephant Disclaimer: A local friend gifted me this bottle for free, I don’t know what area that falls in but I did not pay for this bottle and as a reviewer I feel the need to make my readers aware of that fact. This is a bottling from everyone’s favorite blender, Bourbon30. All
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S.V. Clynelish 23 yr K&L Exclusive 1995 This is a single cask, picked by K&L. It was aged in a 2nd fill Sherry butt and bottled at cask strength and with no chill filtering. This is a birth year bottle for me (young, young I say!) so let’s see if its as awesome as I
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This is an offering from the John Milroy IB, it was Distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2017. It was aged in a Refill Butt, presumably Sherry. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 57.2% Nose: Plums, Grape Jam, nuts, black tea, hay. Palate: Medium Oily mouthfeel, strong plums, jam, citrus, Hay, slight cereals. Finish: Medium length, dry strong
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This is a widely available Mezcal offering, this is an espadin that is crushed and fermented in oak vats. It is then double distilled in small copper stills. ABV: 40% Nose: Slight citrus sweetness, pepper, spice, Palate: Thinnish mouthfeel, light smoke. Slight citrus sweetness, black pepper, slight spice, minerally. Finish: Short, slight earthiness, light smoke, citrus, vanilla, mineraly. Rating: 4/10
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I wrote these notes blind, and then was revealed the bottle afterward, so keep that in mind. ABV: 40% Nose: Musty, sawdust, Vanilla, oak, astringent. Palate: Thin, watery mouthfeel, Sawdust, oak spice, vanilla. Finish: Medium length finish, slight ash, peat. Rating: 3/10 Guess: This is either an uninspired Scotland single malt, or a poor Texas single malt. Overall it’s actively bad.
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