Bielle Blanc Premium This Rum comes to us from the Bielle distillery located on Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe. This cane juice based rum comes from fresh pressed cane juice that is distilled on a column still then through a pot still and bottled with no additives. ABV: 59% Nose: Vegetal, like walking in a grove of pine trees, Lemon […]
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Probitas Rum This rum is a cool project done between two of the powerhouses in the rum world. Those powerhouses being the Foursquare distillery on Barbados and the Hampden distillery on Jamaica. This rum is a blend of unaged Pot Still rum from Hampden of the OWH Marque, unaged Coffey Column Still rum from Foursquare,
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Bruichladdich 2008 – Bere Barley This is a bottling of single malt scotch from Bruichladdich that wild and interesting distillery located on Islay. This release from them is of their Bere Barley series. What sets this release apart from their other releases is their use of the grain, Bere Barley, which is an old variety
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Domaine D’Aurensan 2006 15yr (Blind) This single cask of Armagnac comes to us from the Domaine D’Aurensan producer. This bottling was distilled in 2006 on a Continuous small Armagnac still, put into a 220 liter Gascon Oak cask, utilized 100% Ugni Blanc Grapes, and was aged for 15 years. After ageing, it was bottled at
Hampden Great House 2022 This is part of the ongoing series from Hampden Estate that distillery in Jamaica. This rum is a blend of 74% HGML 2019 3yr (1000-1100 gr/hLAA) and 26% 2011 11yr LFCH (90-120 gr/hLAA) that is bottled with no additives. ABV: 55% Nose: Familiar Over-Ripe fruits, Caramelized Banana, Cement Glue, Grilled Pineapple, Allspice, Apple
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Colkegan Batch 1 Colkegan is a brand under Santa Fe Spirits. It is a single malt created in Santa Fe New Mexico. This single malt was made by malting the barley and then drying it with mesquite smoke. This American Single Malt has been aged in 50% New Oak and 50% Ex-bourbon casks. ABV: 46% Nose: Nice
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Kohana Kea This is a bottling from the Kohana distillery, located on Oahu, of their fresh pressed cane juice rum. I did not get the cane varietal that this is made from. Let us see how it is. ABV: 40% Nose: Lemongrass, Bell Pepper Palate: Thin mouthfeel, Lemongrass, bit of chalk, bell pepper Finish: Short, Lemongrass, chalk. Slight minerality
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Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled American Single Malt Hailing from the Jack Daniel’s distillery this is one of the first true giants in the American Whisky distillery scene I can think of that has gone in on an American Single Malt release. This bottle of whisky is distilled from 100% Malted barley. It is then passed
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Kohana Koa This rum comes to us from the Kohana distillery located on the island of Oahu in the Pacific. This rum is made from fresh pressed cane juice. The Koa bottlings have been finished in Koa Casks, a wood endemic to Hawaii and bottled at a robust 50%. ABV: 50% Nose: Raspberry, slight olive, vegetal, milk
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Glenlivet 11yr 2007 Signatory Vintage TWB select This is a single cask of Glenlivet bottled for The Whisky Barrel.com by Signatory Vintage. This first fhill Sherry hogshead was aged for 11 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 66% Nose: Raisins, Plums, Nutmeg, Cinnamon. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Plums, Nutmeg, slightly bready, Cinnamon Finish: Medium length
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