This is a classic London Dry style gin from the Sipsmith Distillery based in England. This gin is made in pot stills in small batches according to Sipsmith. Let’s see how it is. ABV: 44.1% Nose: Pine, Lemon Zest, Cumin, Slight Nuttiness, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Orange Peel. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Lemon Zest, Pine, Black Pepper, Nuttiness, Orange Peel, […]
Review #645; Gin #19: Sipsmith London Dry Gin Read More »
This is a bottling from Dom De Luxe of a still strength, unaged DOK. Coming in at a searing ABV and full of ester that clock in at 1600, this was released in a limited count of 150 bottles. Let us see if this fares better than the last still strength DOK I tasted. ABV: 85.6%
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This is a mezcal batch picked for the Madre restaurant. Outside of that and the batch I don’t have a ton of info! So let us dive in. Mezcalero:Familia Jarquin Batch:BICU-J 15/05/20 ABV: 47.8% Nose: Charred Bell Peppers, Earthiness, Minerality, Springtime Rain, Black Tea, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Charred Bell Peppers, Black Tea, Slight nuttiness, Earthiness, Black Tea,
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This gin is made using 14 botanicals that are infused into the new make over 3 days. This is their base gin of their line, which has a number of gins with different botanicals, and fruits added to make gin based liqueurs. Let us see how it holds up on its own. ABV: 43% Nose: Classic Piney
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This is a single barrel offering from Tequila producer Fortaleza, one of 6 released in the US this year. This particular barrel was chosen by Specs, aged in used American Oak for just shy of 7 months before being bottled. ABV: 43.5% Nose: Vegetal, Brine, Green Apple, Raspberry, Black pepper, faint vanilla, Palate: Lighter oily mouthfeel. Fruits open
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This is a gin from craft distillery Watershed located in Columbus Ohio. This gin was created in partnership with the restaurant Guild House to provide them with a house gin for their use. This gin is made with the use of macerated dried Chamomile flowers post distillation. ABV: 44% Nose: Apple, Floralness, Honey, faint vanilla, pine. Palate: Light
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This is a rum from the now closed Caroni distillery based in Trinidad. Divisive amongst the rum community, some people see this as a bad rum that has been marketed to success, some see this an a great rum that is vastly different from current offerings. This bottling was aged for 16 years in ex-bourbon
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The third gin I am trying from Oakland Spirits Co. Like their other gins, this one is made from a grape based distillate. ABV: 45% Nose: Heavy Brine, Seaweed, Lemon grass, black pepper, faint pine. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Ocean Spray, Seaweed, Lemon Grass, Black Pepper Finish: Medium length finish. Heavy Umami, Brine, Seaweed, lemon grass, black pepper, faint pine
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This is my second review of Mhoba High Ester rum, a different batch from the first one I tried. What is Mhoba rum? Mhoba is a South African rum distillery that makes all of its rum from fresh pressed sugarcane juice utilizing a pot still for all of it. This particular High Ester variant follows
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This is another gin from Oakland spirits Co. A grape base distillate, I was unable to find a ton on what all went into this gin. So with that being said lets try it out. ABV: 47% Nose: Black Pepper, Lemon Zest, Pine Sap, Brine, Cinnamon Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Slight ethanol, black pepper, lemon zest, pine, nutmeg. Finish: Short
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