This is a craft distiller based out of French Lick Indiana. Seelbachs selected this bourbon. This distillery uses a double bot still, ages in a 53 gallon 2 char barrel, and uses a unique 4-grain mash bill of Corn, Wheat, Oats, and Caramel Malt. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading […]
Review #463; Bourbon #111: Lee W. Sinclair Seelbachs Select #1 Read More »
This is Wray and Nephew Overproof that was put in a small barrel at home and then aged for 22 days and was then bottled. I tasted it blind so keep that in mind when reading my notes. ABV: ????? Nose: Black Pepper, Oak Spice, toasted Brown Sugar, cinnamon, sautéed apple, toffee, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Heat, raisin, cinnamon,
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This is a limited release from Glenmorangie. For this release, the barley was grown in the fields around the distiller, and then aged for 15 years in First Fill Bourbon Barrels. I tried this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 43% Nose: Honey, Hay, Malty, peppery. Palate: Light mouthfeel, honey, malty, slight brine,
Review #461; Scotch #155: Glenmorangie 15yr Cadboll Estate Read More »
This comes from blenders High west. It is their double rye, which is a blend of 2 rye whiskies, a 95% Rye, 5% barley malt from MGP, and an 80% Rye, 20% malted rye from High west. This was selected by a retailer then finished for 10 months in an ex-peated scotch barrel. Let us
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This is a duty free release of Hbiki Harmony. It was a blend of 10 Japense malt and grain whiskies from Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Chita, aged in 5 different casks, American White Oak, sherry, Mizunara oak, Yamaziki sherry are the ones we know. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading these
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Compass Box Glasgow Blend – 8 month Ex-Sherry marrying cask, selected by Prestige-Ledroit This comes to us from the Blenders at compass box. The Glasgow blend is a blend of the following: 29% – “A Distillery near the Town of Aberlour” – FF Sherry Butt Single Malt 35.2% – Cameronbridge Distillery – FF Bourbon Barrel,
This mezcal comes to us from Don Lopez in Santiago Matatlan. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading this review Mezcalero: Don Able Lopez Batch: N/A ABV: 43.2% Nose: Earthy, Minerality, lemon zest, brine, light smoked meat, cream cheese, Palate: Light mouthfeel, light cream cheese, slight earthy minerality, light campfire smoke. Finish: Short, brine, minerals, black pepper,
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This is a Knob Creek Single Barrel picked by and for longhorn steakhouse. This was aged for 14 years and then bottled at 60% abv. I tasted this blind, so keep that in mind when reading these notes. ABV: 60% Nose: Punchy, heavy spice, black pepper, caramel, oak spice, cherry cola. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, orange peel, black pepper,
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This rum comes to use form IB Habitation Veiler. This is a 10-year-old, 100% Pot Distiller rum aged in ex-bourbon casks. It was distilled in 2007 then bottled in 2017 with no color added, no sugar added, and was bottled at cask strength. It was distilled on the Forsyths Double Retort Pot Still and had
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This is a variation of the seasonal Gin’s castle and key has been putting out while their Bourbon and Ryes age. They distill these using their rye mashbill new make, then infuse with seasonal botanicals. Some of the interesting ones used in this one are lemongrass and coconut. ABV: 46.5% Nose: Warm and packed with citrus, vanilla
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