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 […]
Review #636; Gin #15: Oakland Spirits Co. Uptown Dry Read More »
Here we have another offering from Foursquare in Barbados through the Real McCoy line. It’s a tale as old as time, pot and column blend, ex-bourbon barrels, tropical ageing! All aged in Barbados before being bottled with no additives. Let’s see if it stands up to other Foursquare offerings. ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Black
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This gin is new to me and I have not been able to find a ton of info on it. However, we do know that it is made with a grape base spirit. With that being said let us see how it is. ABV: 46% Nose: Vegetal, Bell Peppers, Earthiness, Orange Peel, Lemon Zest, Raisin. Palate: Light Mouthfeel,
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Clairin Le Rocher Aficionados x Seelbachs Select This is a selection of Le Rocher from Clairin slected by Aficionados and Seelbachs. This is unaged pot still cane sryp from 3 different varietals. During fermentation some of the residue from the previous distillation are left in the pot still to add to the distillate. This is
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This gin is the classic gin from Beefeater, consisting of a collection of botanicals. This is the pre-change bottling so it comes in at the higher proof. ABV: 47% Nose: Heavy pine, herbaceous, big lemon zest, black pepper, faint cinnamon Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Pine, lemon zest, black pepper, herbaceous, salt, slight nuttiness. Finish: Medium length finish. Pine, lemon
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This is a limited bottling from Real McCoy referencing the 100-year anniversary of Prohibition. This is a 12-year-old rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados. It has no color added, is a blend of Pot and Column distillate, and bottled with no additives. It is bottled at a slightly higher proof than standard Real McCoy. ABV: 50%
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This is a blind comparsion of the EU and US versions of the Savanna HERR Rum from Savanna distillery on La Reunion, bottled by Habitation Velier. This was done semi-blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. HERR is High Ester Reunion Rum, and is the highest ester count of any bottlings by
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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
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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,
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