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, […]
Review #148; Scotch #47: Octomore 7.2 Read More »
Background: This is a whiskey bottled by the Michter’s line, made up of an undisclosed Masbhill that makes it neither Bourbon or Rye. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 43% Nose: Heavy Artificial Banana, Overpowering Sweetness, Bubblegum. Man this nose is overpoweringly sweet Palate: Thin, watery mouthfeel. Artificial Banana,
Review #147; American Whiskey #5: Michter’s Sour Mash Read More »
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,
Review #146; Scotch #46: Bruichladdich 2007 Micro-Provenance Rivesaltes Read More »
You know it, most of you love it, my first foray into BTAC of any kind, the 2018 release of George T. Stagg. The details are a page long but the quick highlights: Age: 15 Year and 4 months Barrels: 284 Now lets dive in and see if it lives up to the hype ABV: 62.45% Nose: Dark Chocolate,
Review #144; Bourbon #51: George T. Stagg 2018 Read More »
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
Review #143; Scotch #44: Eades Double Malt Clynelish 13yr and Ben Nevis 9yr Read More »
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,
Review #142: Scotch #43: Aberlour 12yr 2006 SMWS 54.72 Read More »
Background: This is a pre bottled old fashioned from Watershed distillery located in Columbus Ohio. It has Bourbon, Bitters, Sugar, and Cherry Juice and is intended to be poured over ice and drank. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my review. ABV: 35% Nose: Spice, Cloves, Nutmeg, allspice, Cinnamon, Oak Palate: Thin
Review #141; American Whiskey #4: Watershed Old Fashioned Pre-Mixed Read More »
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
Review #138-140; Scotch #40-42: Glendronach 12 Shootout (Blind) Read More »
Background: This is a CS Offering from Spring Bank, matured in 70% Sherry casks and 30% Bourbon casks. ABV: 56.2% Nose: Plums, Ethanol, red berries, spicy funk, and vanilla. Palate: Thick, oily, and full mouthfeel. Smoked meats, salt, creamy vanilla, plums, oak, spicy funk. Finish: Medium longish, dry and warm. bbq, brine, vanilla, and red berries, funk This is
Review #137; Scotch #39: Springbank 12 CS (2018) Read More »
Background: This is a release from Bruichladdich, it is matured predominantly in first-fill American oak casks, along with second-fill American and second-fill French wine casks. It is peated to 40ppm. It is Non-Chill Filtered and Color Free. It is matured using the following casks: • 65% 1ST FILL AMERICAN WHISKEY CASKS • 10% 2ND FILL
Review #136; Scotch #38: Port Charlotte 10yr 2018 Read More »
