Review #788; American Single Malt #9: Balcones 4yr (2014) SMWS 140.2 “Shotgun Whirligig”

This bottling comes to us by way of the Scotch Malt Whiskey Society, specifically their US branch. This bottling is a 4 year old single malt from Texas based distillery Balcones. This single malt has been aged for 4 years in Texas in a First-Fill Ex-Bourbon barrel before being bottled at cask strength with no […]

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Review #784; Rye #60: Traverse City 7yr (2014) rye “r/bourbon single barrel select”

This 7 year old barrel proof rye comes to us by way of Traverse City whiskey company located in Traverse City, Michigan. This is a rye sourced from MGP and is their 95/5 rye mashbill. Distilled in 2014 and bottled in 2021 for r/bourbon let’s see how well t8ke picked. ABV: 59.2% Nose: Herbaceous, Pine Needles, Wildflowers, Vanilla Cream,

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Review #783; Rum #208: Rom DeLuxe La Reunion (Savanna) 8yr Single Cask

This is a single cask rum bottled by Rom Deluxe. This rum comes to us from La Reunion Island (likely Savanna distillery), purported to be the Grand Arome recipe, distilled on a column still, and aged for 8 years in ex-red wine casks in Europe before being bottled at cask strength. ABV: 55.6% Nose: Raspberry, Vanilla Cream,

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Review #781/782; Rye #58/59: Dickel x Leopold Rye and Bone Snapper 7.5yr Dickel Rye “r/bourbon single barrel”

George Dickel Rye Whiskey x Leopold Bros – Collaboration Blend Rye Whiskey (Penelope Glass) This collaboration is a blend of straight ryes from Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. and Leopold Bros. Coming out in 2021, this no age statement rye is a blend of ryes from George Dickel (no mashbill given) and Leopold Bros (80% Abruzzi

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Review #780; Rum #207: El Dorado Rare Cask Collection Albion 14yr (2004)

This rum comes to us from legendary producers out of Guyana Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). This rum was distilled in 2004, aged in the tropics in ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled at cask strength with no additives in 2018. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 60.1% Nose: Burnt Caramel, Crème brûlée, Blackberry compote, espresso, Dark Chocolate, Caramelized

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