This is a rum from the one man distillery show Nine Leaves made by Yoshiharu Takeuchi. This rum, made from Jaggery, is distilled on a pot still and fermented for four days. This particular release but hass been aged in ex-PX barrels, ex-bourbon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and a secret barrel. These rums are then blended […]
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This rum comes to us by way of Nine Leaves, a rum producer located in Japan. This rum is made from Okinawan brown sugar, fermented for four days, and double distilled on a pot still before bottling. ABV: 50% Nose: Pear Skin, Minerality, Vanilla, Brine, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Pear, Brine, Bitter Grapefruit, Lemon Peel, Black Tea Finish: Medium length
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This is a release from American Rum Independent bottler Holmes Cay. This comes to us from the Grays Distillery in Mauritius. It was distilled on 100% column still and aged for 15 years tropically in an ex-cognac cask before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 50% Nose: Raisins, Figs, Nutmeg, Tannins, Black Pepper, Heavy Cherry Cough Syrup,
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This bottlings comes to us by way of European independent bottler The Duchess. This is a 20 year old rum from the Long Pond Distillery located in Jamaica. It was aged for 20 years in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non chill filtered. This is the
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This is a series of blends of Armagnac, selected and bottled by PM Spirits. This is the 2nd release in the series and is a blend of 5 casks ranging in age from 22-35 years old. Domaine Lassalle 1990 Domaine Lassalle 1984 Domaine Del Cassou 1985 Domaine Amblat 1988 Domaine Bellair 1997 After blending, it
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This is a bottling for the Three Dots and Dash, a bar located in Chicago, Illinois. This rum was aged for 10 years in Guyana before being bottled. I can make no comment on additives, so we will just see how it fares. ABV: 56.5% Nose: Toasted Brown Sugar (slightly burnt), Black Pepper, Vanilla Bean Palate: Medium oily
This is the annual limited release blend from Kentucky distillery Four Roses. A blend of recipes this years release features: • 16 year OBSV • 14 year OBSQ • 12 year OESK • 16 year OESV This was bottled at barrel strength with no additives. ABV: 57.1% Nose: Cherry, Green Apple, Tobacco Leaf, Vanilla Cream, Slight Pear,
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This is a bottling from Dependent bottler Velier, sourced from the South African rum distillery Mhoba. This fresh pressed cane juice rum was distilled on a pot still before being aged in ex-red wine casks for 4 years. This rum was then bottled at cask strength with no additives. It is clearly some kind of
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This is a single cask of Armagnac selected by PM spirits for their 10-year anniversary. It was distilled from 100% Folle Blanche at Domaine Lous Pibous in 1994 and bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 55.3% Nose: Black Pepper, Raspberry Jam, Blackberry, Orange Marmalade, Nutmeg. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Peppery, Orange Marmalade, Raspberry jam, Blackberry, Leather.
This is a special release from National Rums of Jamacia distillery Long Pong. This rum is special as it is a single marque, the ITP Marque which comes in at 90-120 Ester count. It is also special as it continues the trend of producers finally directly releasing their own products instead of going through a
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