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,
Review #519; Scotch #176: Arran Machrie Moor 6th edition Read More »
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
Review #517; Bourbon #131: Weller Full Proof OHLQ Single Barrel Select Read More »
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 »
This comes to us for Jim Beam and is their Cask Strength offering, Bookers. This batch is their 2nd of 2020 and clocks in at 6 years, 3 months, and 10 days old. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 63.25 Nose: Lighter nose, orange peel, toffee, oak spice. Palate: Medium
Review #515; Bourbon #130: Booker’s Boston Batch 2020-02 Read More »
This comes from Jim Beam and their Bookers line, a cask strength offering batch that is released 3 times per year with a whimsical name. This one is the 3rd batch of 2020, and comes in at 6 years, 6 months, and 7 days old. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while
Review #514; Bourbon #129: Booker’s Pigskin Batch 2020-03 Read More »
This comes from America rum producer Richland, which is based in Georgia. This is interesting as it is produced using sugar cane syrup in a pot still, so a bit of the agricole style is used. The new make is aged in new charred oak, then that barrel is used to age port, then that
Review #513; Rum #56: Richland Estate Rum Port Cask Finish Read More »
This product comes to us form Heaven hill. It is wheated bourbon, released in similar fashion to Elijah Craig Barrel proof with three batches every year. With an age ranging from 6-8 years and bottled at cask strength. Let’s see how it holds up. I had this blind, and then was revealed the bottle, so
Review #512; Bourbon #128: Larceny Barrel Proof Batch B520 Read More »
This is a blend of bourbons that is married together in a solera cask system. These are a blend of bourbons from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Colorado. This particular batch comes from their uncut and unfiltered line. Yield was 300 bottles and you can see the blend of bourbons on the bottle. How did this
Review #511; Bourbon #127: Mashbuild Blend Uncut and Unfiltered Read More »
