Review #109; Bourbon #46: Old Fitz 9yr 2018 Bottled in Bond

This is the 2018 yearly release of the Fitzgerald BiB series. It has a mashbill of 75% corn, 20% wheat, and 5% malted barley. ABV: 50% Nose: Spice, Cherry, Vanilla, oak, Palate: Thinnish mouthfeel, Heat, Spice, leather, oak, Vanilla cream, Tobacco leaf. Finish: Medium length, Leather, oak, vanilla, black pepper. This just doesn’t do it for me. Oaky and

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Review #107; Scotch #26: Highland Park 13 year 2004 Ohio Single Cask

Highland Park “Heart of it All” 13 This is a single cask offering picked by the state of Ohio. Distilled: 2004 Bottled: 2018 Cask Type: Refill Sherry Butt ABV: 63.2% Nose: Fruitcake, dark berries, baking spices, citrus, Palate: Heat, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, dark berries, leather. Finish: Medium, Cloves, berries, leather, oak, and other baking spices. This is alright, it reminds me of

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Review #106; Scotch #25: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2018

This is the yearly limited release that Laphroaig, 2018s being matured in ex-bourbon and ex-fino casks. ABV: 51.8% Nose: Warm thick peat, honey, pears, citrus, ash, honeydew, medicinal hint, bacon. Palate: Peat, bacon, medicinal, honey, ash, pears. Well balanced and very good. Dry on the back end. Finish: Long, medicinal, warm peat, ash and honey. This is well balanced

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Review #104; Scotch #23: Glendronach 20yr 1995 SiC

GlenDronach 20 1995 Cask 543 Ex-PX puncheon 689 total bottles produced ABV: 54.6% Nose: Incredibly sweet noes, figs, berries, allspice, strong sherry/px it really comes through, grapes, Palate: Thick, oily, and dry. Figs, candy, berries, Sherry, bit of Sulphur funk, vanilla Finish: Long, dry, Sweet sherry, Sulphur funk, allspice, black pepper. This is pretty tasty and stands out as

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Review #103; Scotch #22: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2017

Background: This bottling was initially matured for over five years in first-fill bourbon The whisky was then transferred to American oak quarter-casks for a further six months. The single malt is non chill-filtered and bottled at cask-strength. ABV: 57.2% Nose: BBQ-esque Peat, Salt, hint of ash, vanilla hint, oak, medicinal/iodine. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Sweet peat, smoke, vailla hint,

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Review #102; Scotch #21: Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength Batch 5

Background: This bottling of Laphroaig comes to us from the famed Laphroaig distillery. This single malt has been aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon barrels before being bottled at cask strength. ABV: 57.2% Nose: Medicinal, Warm Peat, Smoke, Decaying Vegetation, Lemon Pledge Wipes, Brine. Palate: Thick, Oily, Heat, peat, medicinal, lemon pledge, smoke, seaweed, small hint of vanilla.

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