This distilled and bottled before I was born bourbon is from a series of decanters put out in the 1970’s by the Hoffamn distillery. By 1969, Hoffamn had been bought by Julian Van Winkle for the bottling line as the rest of the distillery fell into disarray. The actual source of the bourbon inside of […]
Review #676; Bourbon #150: Hoffman Distilling Co. Mr. Harpist 8 yr (1974) Read More »
This Cachaca comes to us from Sao Paulo, Brazil. This hand cut sugar cane is harvested and ground on the same day, fermented into “Vinho” then distilled into copper pot stills before being rested in steel vats for 10 months. ABV: 41.5% Nose: Fresh cut grass, lemon zest, black pepper, pledge wipes, herbaceous Palate: Light mouthfeel, Grassy, lemon
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This comes to us from bottler Cinco Sentidos by way of Mezcalero Delfino Tobon mejia. The Pizzora maguey is distilled on copper still, grinded with a shredder, and bottled at 48.4% abv. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 48.4% Nose: Rainwater, slight ammonia, Mineralty, earthy, vanilla cream, red berries,
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This rum comes to us from South African rum distiller Mhoba. This particular batch was made from fresh cane juice of Nkomazi sugarcane all of which was grown on the Mhoba Sugar Estate. It is a blend of different cuts from distillation off a pot still. ABV: 58% Nose: Brine, Meatiness, orange peel, lemon zest, nail polish
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This is a rum from the village of San Cristobal Lachirioag. Using sugarcane and piloncillo (sticky brick of raw brown sugar) that has been sourced from mountainside plantings and fermented spontaneously in fermented wood vats where it is then distilled twice in a small pot still. The sugarcane is crushed fresh for distillation. ABV: 49% Nose: Heavy
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This comes to us from bottler Smoke Wagon who sources and blends MGP bourbon stocks. These are non chill filtered and with a high rye mashbill, this bottling is meant to be affordable everyday bourbon. Lets see how it is. ABV: 46.25% Nose: Vanilla, Black Pepper, Caramel Palate: Medium light mouthfeel, Vanilla, black pepper, caramel Finish: Short finish, pop
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This unaged rum was bottled by dependent bottler Habitation Velier and distilled at Long Pond Distillery in Jamaica. Clocking in at 674 gr/hlpa ester count with no additives, let us see how it stands up against other unaged funky Jamaican rums. ABV: 62.5% Nose: Lemon Zest, over ripe banana, mango, grilled pineapple bark, slight olive oil, rubber
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This barrel of rye from Whistlepig was distilled in 2005 before being bottled in 2019 for K&L Wines. Coming in at 13 years old and the highest proof of the bunch this older rye should be promising, lets see how it is. ABV: 59% Nose: Green Apple, Tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, slight dill, black pepper, vanilla cream
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This rum comes to us from Ipswich distiller Privateer. This was double distilled on a pot still, aged in New American Oak for 4 years and 6 months. It was bottled with no additives. Let’s see how they did. ABV: 50% Nose: Crème Brulee, black pepper, nutmeg, raisins. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Vanilla bean, black pepper, nutmeg, toasted coconut,
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This rum comes to us from Independent Bottler Whisky and Rum. This Port Mourant from Demerara distillers was distilled at Demerara distillers, aged for 12 years in Europe, then bottled at 58% with no additives. This was a sample, picture was provided by the generous fellow who shared the sample with me. I had this
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