Lost Lantern McCarthy’s 6yr This single cask of American Single Malt comes to us from American Independent bottlers Lost Lantern. This cask came from the Clear Creek distillery located in Hood River Oregon. This single malt was made from barley from the UK that was malted with peat from Port Ellen. It was fermented for […]
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Golden Devil DDL Port Mourant 13yr 2008 K&L Select This is a bottling from independent bottler Golden (Kill) Devil. This single cask of rum comes to us from Demerara Distillers (Diamond) distillery located in Guyana. This molasses rum was distilled on the famous Port Mourant double wooden pot still, aged for 13 years, likely mostly
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Laphroaig 2022 Cairdeas Warehouse 1 This bottling comes to us from that famous distillery located on Islay in Scotland, Laphroaig. This is part of the yearly Cairdeas line which are limited edition expression that have something different each year. This years expression is a non-age stated Single malt that was aged entirely in first fill
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Holmes Cay Trinidad Ten cane 10yr 2012 This rum is a single cask of rum from the Ten Cane distillery, a distillery that closed in 2013. This rum is 100% sugar cane juice distillate that was aged for 4 years in ex-cognac casks in Trinidad. It was then transferred to ex-bourbon casks for another 6
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Signatory Vintage Clynelish 23yr (1995) This is a single cask of Clynelish from independent bottlers Signatory Vintage. This single malt was aged for 23 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill filtering. ABV: 57.7% Nose: Honey, Shortbread, Hay, Lemon Zest, oak spice Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Waxy, Honey, Shortbread, Lemon Zest, Black Pepper,
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Thomas H. Handy 2019 This is a bottling of the Buffalo Trace Antique collection from 2019. This is a straight rye whiskey that has been aged for just over 6 years. It was filled in 2013 at 125 proof and bottled at 125.7 proof. This was was bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 62.85%
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Worthy Park Extra 4yr K&L Single Cask This is a single cask of Worthy Park bottled exclusively for K&L Wine Merchants in California. This Worthy Park is of their highest ester mark, worthy park extra. This molasses based rum was fermented for 3 weeks with wild yeast, put into ex-bourbon casks, then aged for 4
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Lost Lantern McCarthy’s 3yr 11 month Single Cask This is a bottling of American Single malt from US based independent bottler Lost Lantern. This cask comes to us from McCarthy’s, a brand this is created at the Clear Creek Distillery in Hood River Oregon. This distillery was the first to make American Single malt and
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Hey folks, back again with the 2nd iteration of what is becoming an annual tradition, my personal top 5 rum list for the year. It’s pretty simple, if I reviewed in the calendar year, be it sample or bottle, its eligible to go onto the list. Clocking in at just over 100 rums reviewed this
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McCarthy’s 6 year This American Single malt comes to us from the Clear Creek distillery located in Hood River Oregon. This expression is distilled from 100% Peat-malted barley from Port Ellen on a pot still, then aged for 6 years in an Oregon Oak Cask. ABV: 50% Nose: Fall leaves, Lemon Zest, faint brine, pine, bacon Palate: Medium
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