Review #1235; Mezcal #79 This mezcal was produced by Hermógenes Vásquez + Paula Aquino Sánchez. They harvested 70 pinas of wild Tepextate into this 160 liter batch. This was a mix of quiotudo and guía Tepextate that were then fermented in vats and distilled. This was bottled by Neta, a bottler who works closely with […]
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Review #1234; Mezcal #78 This mezcal was bottled by 5 Sentidos, a brand who works with the producers in Mexico to bring their mezcal to market as it is made. This mezcal was produced by Mezcalero Pedro Hernandez in the town of Santa Catarina Minas in Oaxaca Mexico. The Espadin and Tobaziche magueys were harvest
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Review #1233; Rum #546 This here is a molasses based rum distilled and aged in Texas by Treaty Oak. This rum was aged all 9 years in New American Oak in that hot ass Texas climate and bottled at cask strength with no additives. Distillery: Treaty Oak Bottler: Treaty Oak Region: Texas Still: Column ABV: 50% Cask: Ex-Bourbon Nose: Vanilla, Touch of
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Review #1232; Rum #545 This is an aged version of the Maggie’s Farm x Hidden Harbor rum. This is an aged version of a rum that is a blend of Maggie’s Farm unaged Queen’s share rum that is blended with rums from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, and Martinique. This rum was aged for 2 years
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Review #1231; Rum #544 This bottling of Rhum comes from the Saint James distillery located on Martinique. This rhum was distilled from fresh pressed cane juice on a column still and bottled with no additives. Distillery: Saint James Bottler: Saint James Region: Matinique Still: Column ABV: 55% Nose: Lemongrass, Honeydew, Apple, Brine Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Brine, Honeydew, Apple, Brine, Lemongrass Finish: Medium length
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Review #1230; Rum #543 Here we have a bottle of rum from Naga distillery located in Indonesia. This rum was distilled form molasses on a column still and aged for 11 years in Indonesia in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. Distillery: Naga Bottler: Naga Region: Indonesia Still: Column ABV: 62.3% Cask: Ex-Bourbon Nose: Vanilla, Orange
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Review #1229; Rum #542 This rum comes from a large batch of molasses rum distilled at Damoiseau in 1998. It was acquired by the Main Rum company who re-casked it and labelled it as Bellevue after the estate the distillery is located on. This was bottled at cask strength with no additives and is a
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Review #1228; Rum #541 This is rum was bottled by Duncan Taylor, an independent bottler based out of out Scotland that is mainly known for their Scotch Whisky bottlings. They do rum as well and here we have a rum from Guyana from Diamond Distillery that was likely distilled on the Port Mourant wooden pot
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Review #1227; Brandy #66 This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. This bottling is one of 3 bottles in the Renaissance de l’Encantada, a box of 3 Armagnacs from 3 different producers.
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Review #1226; Rum #540 Here we have a rhum from La Favorite distillery on Martinique. This rhum was distilled from cane juice in 2021 and rested in stainless steel for 7 months before being bottled with no additives. Distillery: La Favorite Bottler: La Favorite Region: Martinique Still: Column ABV: 53% Nose: Lemongrass, Minerality, Apple, Orange Peel, Earthy, minty Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Lemongrass,
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