This comes to us from the Barbados rum producer foursquare. Distilled in 2005 then bottled in 2017, this was tropically aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon barrels. A blend of pot and column still rums, it was bottled at cask strength with no sugar and no additives. This is the first of a small number […]
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Mezcalero: Tio Pedro Hernandez Batch: MDRLA 01-19 ABV: 47.1% Nose: Raw Green Peppers, fruits, blueberries, apple, orange peel, Minerality. Palate: Thick, oily mouthfeel. Heavy blueberry, crisp rainwater, light leather, tart rasberries, raw green vegetalness, wildflower. Finish: Medium length finish. Warm, Crisp Rainwater, fresh cut green peppers, tart rasberries, faint earthiness, strong raspberries and blueberry. Rating: 9/10 This is a rich and delicious
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This bottling comes to us from famed bottler Velier. This bottling coming from Privateer, that American rum producer based out of Ipswich Massachusetts. This bottling was made using 100% imported molasses which was fermented for 6 days, then double distilled through a Vendome Pot Still then a custom Batch still. It is a blend of
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This is a molasses based rum from the Reunion distillery. This rum has been produced in the Grand Arome method, whhre it was fermented for 6 days to encourage the development of esters. Clocking in at 578.7 grams per hectoliter, this rates up there with the likes of Rumfire in terms of funky level. Let’s
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This bottling comes to us from producer Tio Rey. It is an Ensamble of 82% Espadin and 18% Mexicano. It was distilled on clay, grinded by hand, all in the Ancestral Category. Mezcalero: Tio Rey Batch: May 2019 ABV: 48% Nose: Heavy Earthiness, Minerality, Green Wood, lemon zest, Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, Earthy, metallic minerality, green wood, faint campfire smoke,
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This rum comes to us from Mauritius, from the Grays who also produce the New Grove Series. The cane for this rum was grown, harvest, and processed all on the Pampelmousses Estate in Mauritius. It was Column distilled from molasses. This rum is a blend of of spirits aged 5, 6 and 12 years, all
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This is a pick for a bar in Ohio, from the Tuthilltown distiller. I don’t know the age but can presume the 100% corn mashbill. Let’s see uh, if Hudson still isn’t awful. ABV: 50% Nose: Sawdust, Paint Varnish, Wet Cardboard, Palate: Heavy sawdust, wet cardboard, acetone, Finish: Too long, sawdust, heavy wet cardboard, musty, tannic Hudson continues to
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This rum comes to us from Guadeloupe, and is made from the blue cane varietal. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 60% Nose: Strong fresh cut grass, lemon zest, Brine. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Lemon Zest, orange peel, brine, fresh cut grass, brine. Finish: Medium length finish. Warm and moist. Lemon
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Mezcalero: Hermogenes Vasquez Garcia Batch: HER-TEP-001 This mezcal comes from Maguey Melate. This is from a wild grown Tepextate that was cooked in an earthen oven for 5 days, grinded in an electric mill, fermented for 6 days in a Mexican Cypress Wood Vat, then distilled two times on a copper still using well water. This produced
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This comes to us from IB Cadenhead’s. This rum is sourced from the now closed distillery Caroni based out of Trinidad. It was distilled on a column still in January of 1998 then bottled in June of 2018. ABV: 62.4% Nose: Diesel fuel, motor oil, vanilla cream, mango, black pepper, orange peel, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Diesel Fuel,
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