Background: This is an unpeated Bruichladdich aged for 17 years in ex-bourbon casks, then aged for 10 years in Bordeaux wine caks.This is a travel retail exclusive. ABV: 49.5% Nose: Sweet fruits, Grapes, berries, vanilla, honey , Wine, oak, citrus. Palate: Punchy, thick oily, mouthfeel, oak sweet fruits, berries, vanilla, honey, and tannins. Finish: Long, lingering Vanilla cream, sweet […]
Review #60; Scotch #11: Bruichladdich 90/27 Read More »
Background: The Barry Crockett Legacy is named for the Midleton master distiller and combines bourbon cask matured whisky with some from a new American oak barrels. Limited to 2,500 bottles per year. Barrel Number: 244 ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla frosting, fresh mown grass, butterscotch, Apples, Pears, Sweet baking spices, honey. Lovely sweet nose. Palate: Vanilla, Butterscotch, grass, pears,
Review #59; Irish Whiskey #2: Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy 2017 Read More »
Background: High West Double Rye: Big Red Liqours Store Pick Barrel #: 4417 Finished for 1.4 years in a used Barrel Aged Manhattan Barrel HW Double rye is a blend of Rye whiskies, Blend of 2 rye whiskeys: 2 & 16 year from MGP and Barton. ABV: 50.9% Nose: Rye Spice, hint of dill, cherries, apples, hint
Review #58; Rye #14: High West Double Rye Big Red Liquors Pick Read More »
Background: A single cask Laphroaig distilled in September 1998 and then matured in refill sherry butt 700388 before being bottled in October 2014. ABV: 46% Nose: Sherry, berries, honey, peat, melons, hint of smoke, maybe a bit of medicinal. Lovely and complex nose. Palate: Thick and oily mouthfeel. Medicinal Peat but not overpowering, brine, , smoke, berry and
Review #57: Scotch #10: Signatory Laphroaig 1998 16 yr Read More »
Background: This is an uncut, non chill filtered 12 year age stated cask strength bourbon released in 3 batches during the year, with the code showing month and year released. This particular batch won “Whiskey of the year” according to Whiskey Advocate. Lets see how it stacks up. ABV: 62.1% Nose: Ethanol, Oak, Black Pepper, Caramel, Vanilla,
Review #56; Bourbon #30: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B517 Read More »
Background: This is an uncut, non chill filtered 12 year age stated cask strength bourbon released in 3 batches during the year, with the code showing month and year released. ABV: 63.5% Nose: Strong Ethanol up front underneath, Oak, Peanuts, Caramel, black tea, cherry cola. Palate: Medium mouth feel, hot, oak, leather, peanuts, burnt brown sugar cherry cola.
Review #55; Bourbon #29: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A117 Read More »
Background: This is a single peated malt, matured in port pipes. Distilled in Match of 2013 and bottled in October of 2017 exclusively for the U.S. Market. ABV: 56.5% Nose: Warm meaty peat, Sweet dark fruits, hint of grapes, bbq. Palate: Thick mouthfeel. Warm peaty bbq, meat, dark fruits, hint of brine, and grapes. Port influence is slight.
Review #54; Indian Whisky #1: Amrut Single Cask Peated Portpipe #4668 Read More »
Background: This is a Scotch single barrel, bottled for Bounty Hunter in California. This was aged for 20 years before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 60% Nose: Bright Berries, honeycomb, Floralness, Cereals. Palate: Medium thickness, some heat. Sweet vanilla, honey, floral wildflower, citrus hint. Finish: Long, sweet honey cereals, citrus,
Review #53; Scotch #9: Glen Grant Signatory Vintage 1997 Bounty Hunter Select Read More »
Background: This is a bottling from the Springbank Distillery as part of their Red series. This was aged for 11 years and is a mix of refill bourbon hogsheads then aged for 5 years in Australian Shiraz Hogshead. ABV: 53.7% Nose: Warm peat, Sweet Caramel, Grapes, Sweet light fruits, hint of baking spices, well balanced. Palate: Peaty, burnt
Review #52; Scotch #8: Longrow 11 Red Australian Shiraz Cask Read More »
Background: This single malt from the Clynelish distillery was aged for 21 years in a Refill Sherry Cask. Signatory Vintage, an independent bottler then bottled it at cask strength with no additives or filtering for The Whisky Exchange. ABV: 52 % Nose: Sweet Sherry, Berrys, plums, honeydew, Honeycomb, grapes, citrus, vanilla. Palate: Oily, Vanilla, orange, tartness, Less sherry,
Review #51; Scotch #7: Clynelish SiC 21yr 1996 The Whisky Exchange Read More »
