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Aug 6, 20211 min read
Douglas Laing's Double Barrel
Bottler: Douglas Laing Distilleries: Ardbeg and Craigellachie. ABV: 46% Color: Pale straw Nose: Light sea spray, lemon meringue pie with...
Jul 31, 20211 min read
Hamilton Saint Lucia Pot Still
Distillery: Saint Lucia Distillers Ltd. Date distilled: 2007 ABV: 59% Nose: Whoa. Molasses, black tar, sharpie, fresh sage, orange oil,...
Jul 21, 20211 min read
"Carefree Contentment"
Distillery: Longmorn Bottler: SMWS 7.164 Region: Speyside ABV: 53.8% Distilled: April 1993 Age: 23 Years Casks: Ex-bourbon Nose: Leather...
Jul 20, 20214 min read
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Story of Global Trade
Everyone has a preference when it comes to two of the most popular national spirits, bourbon and scotch. But these two national whiskies...
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Komagatake Single Malt
Distillery: Mars Shinshu Casks: Bourbon Barrel & American White Oak ABV: 48% Nose: Yellow cake with canned icing. Powdered sugar. Vanilla...
Jul 16, 20211 min read
Glenmorangie Milsean
Glenmorangie Milsean Casks: Ex-Portuguese Wine ABV: 46% Nose: White grape juice. Fresh grain and chaff, butterscotch and buttery...
Jul 15, 20211 min read
Redbreast Lustau Edition
Distillery: Midleton ABV: 46% Casks: European and American oak, sherry finished Nose: Dried figs, candy wrappers, marshmallows, vanilla...
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Westland American Single Malt
Distillery: Westland (Washington state) ABV: 46% Casks: New and used American oak, ex-bourbon, new and used sherry. Age: 40 months Nose:...
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Starward Single Barrel #8481
Distillery: Starward Cask: Red wine hogshead Age: 3 Years ABV: 56.3% Nose: Rich and full with a great balance of solvent and acid. Also a...
Jul 6, 20211 min read
The Macallan Fine Oak 17
Age: 17 Years Casks: Ex-Bourbon and Sherry ABV: 43% Nose: Chocolate covered strawberries, vanilla and cloves, wet sherry casks, and mushy...
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Dawn and Dusk and a New Sun Every Day
“The sun is new every day.” - Heraclitus I first experienced what would become Dawn and Dusk while we were just beginning to pull samples...
Jun 14, 20211 min read
Balmenach, Signatory Vintage
Distillery: Balmenach Age: 25 years ABV: 56.3% Cask: Ex-bourbon Story: With almost no releases under their own name, Balmenach is an old...
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Legent - Two True Legends, One Truly Unique Bourbon
Story: A collaboration between Beam’s Fred Noe and Suntory’s Shinji Fukuyo, this is a straight bourbon partially finished in sherry and...
Jun 4, 20212 min read
A Nomad's Tent and a Father's Field
Sometimes whisky triggers a scent memory in a powerful way and it’s a wonderful experience to just let that feeling wash over you while...
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Highland Park Texas Edition
Distillery: Highland Park Release: Texas Edition (Single barrel) Age: 12 ABV: 62.7% Cask: Refill Sherry Butt Notes: Mushy figs, walnut...
May 29, 20212 min read
What's in a name?
I came into the world of whisky not as a consumer but as a creator. I've been drinking whisky casually for a very long time, of course,...
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