This rum coms to us from South African rum distiller Mhoba. This bottling is a blend of their Pot Still High Ester rum and their select reserve glass cask. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind while reading my review ABV: 58% Nose: Over-Ripe Fruits, Grilled Mango, Slight Star Anise, […]
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This bourbon comes to us from Texas distillery Garrison Brothers. It was aged for 4 years in New American oak before being transferred to smaller new oak barrels for another year. After this ageing in the Texas heat it was bottled. I had this semi-blind, going in all I knew it was a Texas whiskey,
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This is a Texas bourbon from the Ironroot distillery. This was likely aged for aged for a short amount of time in Texas, 2-4 years before being bottled for sale. This was done semi-blind, so keep that in mind. ABV: 57.5% Nose: Vanilla Frosting, Tannins, Black Pepper, Palate: Light mouthfeel, Tannins, Wet Cardboard, slight vanilla. Finish: Short finish, tannins,
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This bottling comes to us by way of the Golden Devil IB brand, which is bottled for K&L. This one is a Jamaican rum from New Yarmouth. The marque is likely the WN, the same as Wray and Nephew Overproof. This has also been mostly tropically aged for most of the 26 years, giving this
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This Tequila comes to us from NOM 1579. This tequila was cooked in Stone Ovens, extracted with a Tahona and fermented in stainless steel tanks before being distilled 2 times on a copper pot still. The water is a mix of rainwater and spring water used during fermentation. I tried this blind and then was
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This tequila comes to us from Nom 1139, produced in Jalisco it was cooked in a Stone Brick oven, crushed with a Tahona, fermented in the open air with well water before being distilled 2x on a copper pot still. It was then aged in Ex-Bourbon and French oak barrels for 5 years before bottling
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This blend of several casks of rum comes to us by way of the Independent bottler Rum Nation. This rum was sourced from the Guyana based Demara Distillers, allegedly form the legendary Versailles still where it was aged in Europe before being bottled. I had this blind and was then revealed the bottle so keep
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This gin comes to us from Castle and Key distillery located in Kentucky. They distill their Rye whiskey new make then infused it with a combination of botanicals before bottling. I had this completely blind, so keep that in mind when reading my review. ABV: 47% Nose: Orange Peel, Lemon Curd, Coriander, Juniper, Cumin. Palate: Lighter mouthfeel, Orange
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This bottling comes from Mezcalero Jamie Moreles Aquino and was produced at his Yuu Baa, Tierra Caliente Palenque in Villa Hidalgo Yalala, Oaxaca. This spirit contains no agave whatsoever. They produced this by squeezing the plums by hand into clay fermentation pots then they were double distilled on a clay pot still. I had this
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This is a rye whiskey from Whistlepig sourced from Alberta Canada. This rye was aged for 10.5 years before being bottled at cask strength or the r/bourbon whiskey community. I had this blind and was revealed the bottle after so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 57.2% Nose: Vanilla Bean, Green Apple, Pine, Black Pepper Palate: Medium
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