This is a tequila, aged for 5 years in a blend of scotch, sherry, and brandy barrels before being bottled. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 43% Nose: Minerality, Earthiness, Slight Tart Blueberry, leather, apple Palate: Medium Oily Mouthfeel, big minerality, raisin, earthiness, blueberry, iodine, black pepper, leather Finish: Medium length […]
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This is a rum from the Foursquare distillery located in Barbados. It is a Pot/Column blend of rum aged for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks and and Pot/Column blend aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon then another 4 in ex sherry casks before being bottled. ABV: 56% Nose: Raisins, Raspberry, Toffee, Toasted Brown Sugar, Coconut, Nutmeg Palate: Medium
Review #627; Rum #118: Foursquare ECS Empery Read More »
This gin comes from Watershed distillery located in Columbus Ohio. It is unaged gin made up with a mix of botanicals and citrus peels ABV: 44% Nose: Citrus, Lemon Zest, Lime Zest, Black Pepper, Pine, slight salt, faint creamy vanilla Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Lemon Zest, Orange Peel, Black Pepper, Salt, Vanilla, Pine, Lime zest Finish: Short finish. Black Pepper,
Review #626; Gin #12: Watershed Four Peel Gin Read More »
This comes to us from Nashville Barrel Company and Is a single cask sourced from an undisclosed distillery in Venezuela. This was aged for 4.5 years in the Caribbean then finished for 2 years in Ex-Bourbon casks in Nashville before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 66.7% Nose: Vanilla Frosting, Dark Chocolate, Black Pepper, Oak Spice, faint
This is an extra Anejo from Cascahuin, which is bottled at 43% and produced in the town of El Arenal. It is aged for 4 years in ex-bourbon casks before being bottled with no additives. I had this blind so keep that in mind while readin my review. ABV: 43% Nose: Earthy, Mineralty, Charred Green Bell Peppers,
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This is a 14 year old rum bottled by Holmes Cay and produced at the Foursquare distillery in Barbados. This was aged for 11 years in Barbados and 3 years in the UK before being bottled with no additives. It was aged its entire life in ex-bourbon casks. ABV: 63.8% Nose: Rich Baking Spices, allspice, nutmeg, black
Review #623; Rum #116: Holmes Cay Barbados 14yr (2005) Read More »
This is a tequila from NOM 1579. It was be extracted with a Tahona, using well water and rain water and is 2x distilled on a copper pot and aged in ex-bourbon barrels with no additives. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading this. ABV: 40% Nose: Green Vegetalness, vanilla, green apple, campfire
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This bottle of rum comes to us from Nashville Barrel Company. This single cask of rum is sourced from Venezuela (no source on which distillery). It was aged for 6 years, 4.5 in the Caribbean then finished for 2 years in ex-bourbon in Nashville before being bottled. ABV: 66.68% Nose: Crème Brulee, toasted brown sugar, charred mango.
Review #621; Rum #115: Nashville Bourbon Company Venezuela Rum 6yr “Seelbach’s Select” Read More »
This rum comes from the Foursquare distillery located on Barbados. This expression has been aged for 12 years as a combination of pot and column distillate and a blend of ex-bourbon and ex-madeira casks. This was released with no additives. Sagacity is a French term meaning “The Quality of being discerning, sound of judgement.” ABV: 48%
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This Tequila comes to us from NOM 1414. It was cooked in an Autoclave, extracted with a roller mill, distilled 3 times before being aged for in ex-American oak barrels for at least 3 years. I had this blind, and this is the first Tequila I have reviewed, so keep that in mind while reading
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