This is 100% barley mash whiskey but then steeped in hops. It also has cane sugar added o it to sweetened it. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 40% Nose: Hay, Lemon, pool cleaner, overly bitter Palate: Light thin mouthfeel. Hay, vanilla, bitter black tea, overly bitter, weird green notes. […]
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This comes to us from the Velier release of National Rums of Jamaica series. This comes from the Long Pond distillery in Jamaica which caught on fire and burnt down. This one was tropically aged for 12 years, distilled on a double retort pot still, and comes in 150-250 gr/hlpa so lighter in terms of
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Nession L’Espirit Rhum This rhum comes to us from Martinique, and is distilled from fermented fresh sugar cane juice. It is unaged and rested prior to bottling. I took these notes blind and was then revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind while reading them. ABV: 70% Nose: Strong Lemongrass, orange peel, fresh cut lawn, brine,
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This is an American single malt whiskey made by New Holland Brewing Company. It is aged in New American Oak with a heavy char. It has no age statement. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 45% Nose: Honey, Hay, vanilla, green apple Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Honey, green apple, hay, faint
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This comes to us from Velier, and is an 11 year old tropically aged, pot distilled rum from Worthy Park. Bottled with no additives, lets see how this hold up. I tried this blind, and then was revealed the bottling so keep that in mind while reading my review. ABV: 58.5% Nose: Orange Peel, cough syrup, cherry,
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This is an unaged rum from the La Favorite distillery on Martinique. This is made in the classic way of Rhum Agricole, following the AOC. It was distilled in 2018, between July and October of that year. I had this blind, took my notes, then was revealed the rum so keep that in mind. ABV: 53%
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Real Minero Largo Espadin Bicuixe This batch of Real Minero comes to us from the Madre Resturant. An exclusive batch this one is 41% Largo-Karwinskii, 34% Espadin – Angutifolia, and 25% Cuishe – Rhodacantha. With a batch size of just 82 liters let’s see how it turned out. Mezcalero: Edgar Angeles Batch: DRMM3-01 ABV: 49.59% Nose: Brine, fresh green
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This rum comes to us from the Transcontinental Rum Line. It was aged for 3 years in ex-bourbon in Jamaica before being sent to Europe to age for an additional 2 years. Bottled with no additives and at “Navy Strength” (waits for the navy strength police to come get me), let’s see how it turned
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This rum comes to us from Hampden rum distillery located in Trelawny Jamaica. This rum was distilled, bottled, and aged entirely within Jamaica. It is a blend of 80% 7 year old OWH and 20% 3 Year Old <>H. Distilled with molasses on a pot still, fermented with wild yeast, let’s see how it stands
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This rum comes to us from TCRL. This was aged for 17 years in Trinidad & Tobago in an ex-bourbon barrel before being sent to Europe to age two more year in Europe. This is a blend of two casks from fermented molasses distilled on a column still from Angostura distillery. This was bottled at
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