Scotch

Background: This bottlings comes to us by way of the Laphroaig distillery located on Islay. This single malt was distilled in 1993, aged for 21 years in First Fill ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled in 2015 with no filtering or coloring added for the friends of Laphroaig. ABV: 48.4% Nose: Medicinal iodine, lemon pledge wipes, rotting leaves in […]

Eradour 13 Year Old 2005 Sherry Cask #144 Signatory Ibisco Decanter Non-Chill Filtered, Natrual Color. Lets dive in and explore this dram ABV: 66.3% Nose: Very faint nose for the proof, Grapes, Malty, Gingerbread, Allspice. Palate: Rich Grapes, plums, allspice, nutmeg, hot, the proof really shows. Kind of a dry feeling. Leather, oak. Finish: Long and Lingering, Dry grapes,

Springbank 15 Yr SiC FF Rum ABV: 50% Nose: Springbank funk, malty, light peat, tart berries, bananas, papaya, slight pineapple, rum funk Palate: Medium, funk all over, peat, mango, bananas, rotting fruits, smoke, tartness. Finish: Medium length, light peat, fruity, funky rotting fruits, slight sweetness, bananas, mango. . Rating: 7/10 This is pretty good and interesting. You would have to be

This is the first release of Kilchomans 7 year old whisky, aged in First Fill Bourbon Barrels, lets dive in and see what it has to offer! ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla, Lemon zest, light peat, Rotting Vegetation, Brine, slight medicinal note to it. Palate: Lemon zest, hint of medicinal, Brine, Vanilla, light smoke, Vanilla. Finish: Shortish Medium, Vanilla, peat,

Compass Box: Great King Street Artist Blend The Party Source Pick Cask Type: Sherry Marrying Cask Married: 10 Jan 2017 Bottled: 16 July 2018 This is a single cask offering from Compass Box, who married their artist blend into a sherry cask for slightly under a year and a half. This barrel was picked by The Party Source

Background: This is a travel retail exclusive of Octomore. It has a PPm of 208. This was aged for 5 years in American Oak and as well as Ex-Syrah Wine casks.  ABV: 58.5% Nose: Briskety peat, smoke, brine, citrus, tartness, young red grapes. Palate: Briskety Meaty Peat, sweet smoke, grape sweetness, tart, citrus, brine Finish: Medium/Long, BBQ Peat, smoke,

Background: This is an 11 year old Micro Provenance Muscat de Rivsealtes Cask. Only 246 bottles were released. It was bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 62.8% Nose: Lemon, Citrus, Sulphur Funk, Berries and light fruits, Biscuits, oak. Palate: Heat, Funk, Overpowering fruits, heavy oak, lemon, tart, hay. Finish: Medium length but fleeting, funk, lemon, tart, berries,

Background: Eades is an IB based in Virginia. This one is Highland, 15% 13 year Clynelish aged in Port casks and 85% 9 year old Ben Nevis aged in Port casks. ABV: 46% Nose: Sweet berries, Gingerbread, baking spices, floral, heavy syrupy molasses, dark chocolate. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, waxy? Heat, berries, grapes, baking spices, Sulphur, honey, oak, slight

Background: This is a single barrel from the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society. This Aberlour has been aged for 12 years in a refill ex-bourbon barrel before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes.  ABV: 58% Nose: Honeycomb,

Background: Here we will be doing a blind Gelndronach 12 shootout, comparing a 2018 bottling, a 2014 bottling, and a pre 2011 bottling. The pre 2011 bottling did not have a laser code so I am not sure which year it is from, however it is from before the owner ship change. Sample A Nose: Savory