This is a Russels Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon, picked by the Central Ohio Bourbon group in collaboration with OPA Bar and Grill. It was aged for 9 years and 7 months in Rickhouse CN-A on Floor 4-32-2. Let’s see how well they chose. Nose: Spicy, slight leather, tobacco leaf, vanilla, turkey “funk”, tannic. Taste: Medium oily mouthfeel. […]
This is a 7 year old Croftengea from the SMWS, aged for 7years in a 2nd Fill Ex-Bourbon barrel. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives. Let’ see how it holds up ABV: 59.3% Nose: Strong Malt, Vanilla, Musty Corn, Black Pepper, light honey. Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, Cereals, Malt. Some Pepper, Light Vanilla, a bit
This is a bottling from SMWS, it is a 10 year old Glendronach SiC, Aged in an ex bourbon barrel then finished in a FF PX Sherry Hogshead. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives or chill-filtering. ABV: 59.5% Nose: Vanilla, Stone Fruit, Strawberry, Pepper, Spicy, pear, plum, allspice. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Pear, Spice, Pepper,
Review #342; Scotch #124: Glendronach 10yr 2008 SMWS 96.30 “Thor’s Slippers” Read More »
This is a traditional pot still rum that is distilled at Worthy Park in Jamaica and then imported to the states and partially aged in Moscatel barrels. This offering was a “Single-Barrel” for the state of Oregon that was bottled at Cask Strength. ABV: 59.2% Nose: Pungent Rotting fruits, motor oil, Pepper, heavy sweet grapes, slight floralness,
Review #341; Rum #27: Dr. Bird Cask Strength Read More »
This is a 11 year old Leadaig Offering, bottled for The Whisky Barrel. It was aged for all 11 years in a First Fill Oloroso Sherry Cask, then bottled with no Color added, non-chill filtered and at cask strength. ABV: 54.4% Nose: Light sweet peat, Lemon zest, raspberry, honey, nutmeg, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, lemon zest, sweet peat, tart
Review #340; Scotch #123: Ledaig 11yr 2008 The Whisky Barrel Selection Read More »
This is a New Riff SiB store pick, picked by Cork n Bottle in Cresent Springs, KY. This was reviewed blind and then I was revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind while reading this. ABV: ????? Nose: Heavy oak spice, tobacco leaf, peanuts, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, heat, peanuts, oak, pepper, slight vanilla. Finish: Medium length, warm. Nutty,
Review #339; Bourbon #96: New Riff SiB “The Other Guys” Selection Read More »
This is an offering from Malts of Scotland of a blend. While we are not 100% sure of the source of the blend, given that there are 2 distilleries in Tain, Glenmorangie and Balblair, we can guess this is either a teaspooned malt of one of those, or perhaps a blend of the 2 distilleries.
Review #338; Scotch #122: Images of Tain Tolboth Read More »
Pappy Van Winkle 15 (2019) This doesn’t need much introduction, but this is the famed and chased Pappy Van Winkle 15 from Buffalo Trace. It is a 15 year old Wheated Bourbon, lets see if it holds up to the hype. ABV: 53.5% Nose: Tobacco Leaf, Wheat “Funk” Oak Spice, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Cherry, Vanilla,
Review #337; Bourbon #95: Pappy Van Winkle 15yr (2019) Read More »
This is an offering from Foursquare, bottled exclusively for The Whiskey Exchanged. It was aged for 14 years in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, and is a mix of Pot and Column Still distillation. ABV: 56% Nose: Toasted Brown Sugar, Vanilla, Oak Spice, Pepper, Pineapple, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, “Dry”, Orange Peel, Brown Sugar, pineapple,
Review #336; Rum #26: Foursquare Hereditas 14yr Read More »
This is a sourced cask from IB Blackadder, it is a whiskey that was aged in a FF bourbon cask. It was bottled with no color added, non-chill filtered, and bottled at cask strength. ABV: 59.8% Nose: Cereals, honey, vanilla cream, Musty, Hay, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, a bit waxy, Cereals, Malt, must, honey, black pepper. Finish: Medium Length, black
Review #335; Scotch #121: Blackadder Red Snake Cask #50 Read More »
