Castle & Key London Dry Gin Restoration Release Castle and Key is a distillery operating out of the Old Taylor Distillery, you should check out their story its pretty neat. Anyway onto the Gin. They took their mash recipe for their rye and ran it through the botanicals you see listed on the label. This […]
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The Wolf of Badenoch 12 Single malt from an undisclosed speyside distillery, bottled by North of Scotland (grain) Distillery. Finished in ex-Prunelle (plum liquer) casks. Chill-filtered and artificially colored. 12 year age statement. This whisky is named after Alexander Stewart, the 14th century Earl of Buchan and former Justiciar of Scotia, who gained the name
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Kingbarns Dream to Dram First whisky bottling from Kingsbarn Distillery. Distilled in 2015; Bottled in 2018. First Fill ex bourbon casks from heaven Hill and first fill STR (Shaved, toasted, re-charred wine barriques) No color added, non chill filtered. ABV: 46% Nose: Floral, Vanilla, light honey, malty, cereally, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, floral, honey, slight coffee, cereals, hay Young
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Bunnahabhain 14 Year Old PX Sherry Finish This is a limited edition Bunna release. 14 years old and finished in PX barrels. It was aged for 11 years with the 3 years finish in PX casks. Lets see how this hyped up dram stands up. ABV: 54.3% Nose: Plums, Baking Spices, All Spice, Dark Chocolate, slight blueberry
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Blind side by Side of Elijah Craig Shelfer NAS vs the Previous 12 year age stated shelf Let see how they hold up and compare Sample 3 Nose: Oak, slight vanilla, caramel, Palate: Oaky, Vanilla, Caramel, Finish: Oak, Black Pepper, Vanilla, Warm, Dry, Medium Length Rating: 5/10 Guess: Elijah Craig 12 year Reveal: Elijah Craig 12 Year Sample 4 Nose: Vanilla, Caramel,
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Plantation Pineapple Fancy Stiggins Per Master of Malt “ To make it, they infuse the rinds of Queen Victoria pineapples in their white rum for a week then distil it, and infuse the fruit of the pineapples in dark rum for three months. These are married together and left to age in casks for three
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Single Cask Nation Mezcal Fidencio This is an offering from Single Cask Nation, distilled October of 2016 by Mezcalero Enrique Jim enez. It then spent 10 months resting in a FF bourbon barrel from Wild Turkey. ABV: 53.4% Nose: Vanilla, slight honey, fruitiness, funk, red berries, black pepper spice, buttery biscuit Palate: Medium and oily mouthfeel, Spicy, a
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Plantation Original Dark 73 % Overproof Rum This is the predecessor to the now standard Plantation OFTD 69% offering. Lets see how it holds up ABV: 73% Nose: Heat, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Fruity. Palate: Thick and oily, Heat, Dark Chocolate, slight funk, spice. Dry heat lingers Finish: Long, caramel, dark chocolate, funk, vanilla, spice. Rating: 6/10 Having had this back
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Plantation O.F.T.D (Old Fashioned Traditional Dark) or (Oh Fuck That’s Delicious) is a blend of rums from Barbados, Guyana, and Jamaica. The high proof of this suggests a use in Tiki recipes and other cocktails, but let’s see how it holds up on it’s own. This rum has no dosing added to it. ABV: 69% Nose: Citrus,
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Ensamble En Barro by Tio Rey Maguey: 57% Espadin, 43% Mexicano Batch Size: 377 Liters This is an offering by Tio Rey, a blend of agave plants distilled and unaged in the Ancestral style, lets dive in and see how it tastes! ABV: 51.3% Nose: Slight Fruity Sweetness, Clay, Earthy, Slight Medicinal, spicyness Palate: Thick full mouthfeel, Sweet Fruit Forward,
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