So here we are at 100 reviews, crazy to think that its here. Decided to finally try something Ive had for a few months, a Tasmanian Heartwood Release. Per Heartwoods website: • Cask No: TD0124 • Cask Type: 2nd Fill Port • Finish: 2 x 1st Fill Sherry • Filled: August 2006 • Bottled: May […]
Review #100: Tasmanian Whiskey #1: Heartwood @$%&*4 Read More »
Background: This is an 11 year old Caol ila bottling from IB Gordon and Macphail. It was aged in First Fill ex-bourbon barrels. ABV: 54.1% Nose: Peat, a king of sweetish peat, smoke, vanilla, salt, hint of grass. Palate: Oily mouthfeel, BBQ esque peat, vanilla, smoke that lingers, hint of berries Finish: Medium long, creamy vanilla, peat, smoke, hint
Review #99; Scotch #20: Caol Ila 11yr G&M Cask Strength Read More »
The Diamond Anniversary is a blend of 13 to 16 year old whiskies. ABV: 45.5% Nose: Sweet heavy vanilla, oak, caramel, some spice. This thing is a sweet vanilla bomb Palate: Alright mouthfeel, vanilla, spice, oak, musty a hint of caramel. Finish: Hint of vanilla, spice and oak but it doesn’t linger very long. This is fine, nothing wrong
Review #98; Bourbon #45: Wild Turkey Diamond Anniversary Read More »
Master’s Keep Revival is made from a blend of Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon aged 12-15 years before finishing in at least 20-year-old Oloroso Sherry casks, hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell. Batch No. 1 Bottle No. 31,488 ABV: 50.5% Nose: Fruity sweetness, caramel, honey, oak, rye, a bit of mustyness that furit sweetness dominates the nose
Review #97; Bourbon #44: Wild Turkey Master Keep Revival Read More »
This is a NCF limited release by wild turkey with a blending of bourbons ranging from 10-20 years old (TTB and labeling laws be damned!). Lets see how it compares to the MK 17 Batch 2 Bottle 23,350 ABV: 52% Nose: Spicyness, oak, black pepper, caramel, cherry. Nose is pretty muted for proof Palate: Oak, leather, spice, vanilla,
Review #96; Bourbon #43: Wild Turkey Master Keep Decades Read More »
This is the oldest Wild Turkey released yet, being aged for 17 years. The unusually low proof is due to being aged in a cool and damp environment. Batch No.1 Bottle No. 36,873 ABV: 43.4% Nose: Pepper spice, caramel sweetness, cherry, oak, tobacco, underlying candy sweetness to it all. Palate: Oaky, but not too much oak. Caramel sweetness,
Review #95; Bourbon #42: Wild Turkey Master Keep 17yr Read More »
Background: I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. This is a 15 year old Cask strength Armagnac from Tariquet that uses 100% Folle Blanche grapes. ABV: 47.2% Nose: Very sweet nose, fruits mainly grapes, some berries, oak, Palate: Medium lightish mouthfeel, Tangy, sweet, grapes, oak, black tea, warm, leaves a dry
Review #94; Brandy #2: Tariquet 15yr Folle Blanche Read More »
This is a series that I will be posting my reviews and reveal from but no the overall results. A group of us did a big rye split where we sampled over a month blind samples from each other where we dedicated whole bottles, set those scores into a google doc, then pronounced a winner
Review #93; Rye #24: Whistlepig 10yr SiB (Party Source) Read More »
Background: This is a single barrel Bowmore, bottled by an Signatory Vintage. It was aged for 12 years in a refill sherry cask before being bottled at cask strength with no color added, and was non-chill filtered. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind reading my notes. ABV: 59.1%
Review #92; Scotch #19: Bowmore 2001 12yr Exclusive Malts Read More »
Tamdhu 20 year K+L Old Malt Cask ABV: 56.7% Nose: Very sweet, light fruits, grassy, Sulphur hint, Palate: Grassy, tannic, Sulphur, bitter, oak, but some fruity vanilla hints after 30ish minutes of air. Finish: Short, but whats there is the bitter, sulphuric tannic ness. Rating: 4/10 This is a bitter, tannic, oaky, sulphury mess to me, but perhaps I should
Review #91; Scotch #19: Tamdhu 20yr K&L Old Malt Cask Select Read More »
