Matured in a combination of Oloroso sherry casks and bourbon barrels, both of which were first-filled. After a quarter of a century of ageing, it as bottled at cask strength. ABV: 45.1% Nose: Medicinal Whiff, light smoke, hay, fruity berried hint. The age has really tamed and mellowed the nose on this. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, “wet” and lingering, […]
Review #114; Scotch #28: Laphroaig 25yr CS 2013 Read More »
Tio Rey December 2018 Distillation Date This will be my first Mezcal review ABV: 48.5% Nose: A sweetness, similar to aloe vera without the chemicalness, campfire smoke like its been burning on a nice evening, savory, hints of fruits and maybe some meat flavor to it. Palate: Campfire smoke, Aloe sweetness, with the fruity hint. Delicious with a
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Have been using t8kes scale, just now updating to his verbage. Here we will be doing the SBS of Hail Yak 1 and Hail Yak 2 to compare the two. Domaine Del Cassou – 1998 “Hail Yak 1” Bottle Number: 158 of 190 Bottled: February of 2019 ABV: 49.2% Nose: Grapes, tartness, lemon, citrus, light oak, a kind of
This is aged in sherry seasoned oak casks from Spain, like most Macallan offerings. This is offered at a higher abv than other releases; however, this is still lower than the 2017 release at 58.4%. ABV: 51.2% Nose: Fruitcake, berries, allspice, oak, and Sulphur. Nose feels a little muted, it makes you work for the notes. Palate: Medium/thinish
Review #110; Scotch #27: Macallan Classic Cut 2018 Read More »
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
Review #109; Bourbon #46: Old Fitz 9yr 2018 Bottled in Bond Read More »
Background: This is a 14 year single cask from the Clarendon/Monymusk distillery. , aged in a refill sherry cask, with only 346 bottles coming out of the cask. This was aged in Europe and bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 58.8% Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, dark berries, funk, vanilla, Palate: Funky, Pineapple plum hint, Sherry and funk
Review #108; Rum #2: Adelphi Monymusk 14yr Read More »
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
Review #107; Scotch #26: Highland Park 13 year 2004 Ohio Single Cask Read More »
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
Review #106; Scotch #25: Laphroaig Cairdeas 2018 Read More »
Background: This single cask of Bruichladdich comes to us from Independent bottler Signatory Vintage. This single malt has been aged for 26 years in a sherry butt before being bottled at cask strength with no additives and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 56% Nose: Gingerbred baked spiced sweetness, muted sherry not as much as you’d expect for 26
Review #105; Scotch #24: Bruichladdich 26yr 1990 Read More »
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
Review #104; Scotch #23: Glendronach 20yr 1995 SiC Read More »
