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  • Taconic Cabernet Cask Finished Bourbon Review

    is one of my favorite styles of wine, but I haven't seen too many whiskeys finished in this style of barrel My previous Taconic experiences mainly come from small tastes - I've never done a real deep dive into I've tried 3 single barrel bourbons that Kappy's Fine Wine & Spirits selected - one of each of their barrel picks now lives on forever in my infinity barrel blend. It would be interesting to see how the results may change with a little extra time in the cabernet barrels

  • Fort Hamilton New York "Hearts of Oak Militia" Bourbon Review

    From the single barrel bourbon press release in April of this year, we get the following story: Alex As our Fort Hamilton Single Barrel NY Rye comes of age, with batch 14 released this year at 5 years old , it was time to extend our hospitality into bourbon with a Single Barrel Bourbon made from all NY grain Fort Hamilton Single Barrel Bourbon is a spirit born of that same independent, revolutionary spirit and # 40 which was put into a 53 gallon char 3 barrel at the maximum allowable proof of 125; bottles are

  • Russell's Reserve 13 Year Batch 3 (LL/KE) Bourbon Review

    I have heard that batch 3 ended up being a different barrel blend makeup so the 'same tank' theory is There's an great barrel influence definitely teetering into hyper-aged territory as leather and tobacco I personally prefer some of the sweeter tones that tend to be more rare in these barrels, though some of so do with this as you please: Batch 1: 135 barrels of 13 year and 35 barrels of 19 year whiskey Batch 2: Similar blend to batch 1 Batch 3: 41 barrels of 20 year, 17 barrels of 18 year, and the rest

  • 2XO The Innkeeper's Blend Bourbon Review

    I'll try to keep in mind some of my previous experiences as I go to give this a rating, but the tasting play on the words "two times oak", which is a description on how this blend is finished in a second barrel Heavy caramel, creamed corn and waves of barrel funk bombard the senses. Returning from a sip I find significantly more barrel funk and a blinding brightness that makes my nose Slowly the whiskey bounces between taste buds and fully commits to a wonderful array of stone fruit and

  • Middle West Cask Strength Straight Wheated Bourbon Review - How Batch 001 Became an Instant Classic

    I'd like to say I'm just exploring this for my third tasting, the norm for AmongstTheWhiskey.com reviews of three new flagship offerings from Middle West, now available at an MSRP of $69.99 Nose:  Lovely barrel Time for a taste. Cherry syrup and grenadine linger long after a taste. At the end of a long savored glass, I taste beignet, ganache, and raspberry tart.

  • Michter’s Head to Head - Sour Mash, Shenk's and Small Batch Bourbon

    Bill Percentages: 45% Corn, 45% Rye, 10% Malted Barley Proof: 86° Age: NAS Further identification: Barrel Further identification: Barrel No 20E892 Michter's Sour Mash Small Batch Whiskey Review: Slight marshmallow Sour & toasty. Rich marshmallow nose with some citrus hints. Caramel. Lowest (toughest) proof to taste on this flight. Final Ranking: Shenks > Sour Mash > Bourbon

  • 1792 Aged Twelve Years Bourbon Review

    Situated in heart of bourbon country on 196 acres, the Distillery boasts 29 barrel aging warehouses, is the satisfying result of maturing for more than a decade in the finest charred American white oak barrels Let's see how it tastes today! prevalent stone fruit jiving up front before lemon frosting and other soft creamy treats smooth over the taste

  • KO Distilling Bottled in Bond Distiller's Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey Review

    This distillery out of Manassas, Virginia boasts the statement that they are Virginia grown, Virginia After getting tasted on the entire line from KO, I knew I had to do a write up on at least one as time Most folks are here to read about if they whiskey tastes any good, so I am going to opt to skip over Rye Whiskey Mash Bill Percentages: 100% Rye Proof: 100° Age: 4 years Further identification: Single Barrel I've had plenty of tastes of this bottle to know it is absolutely the real deal.

  • Little Book Chapter 5 - "The Invitation" Review

    Toasted vanilla notes just completely leapt onto the scene now. Wow, I really dig the mouth feel on this; while it's not the huge prevalence and richness that some barrel quite cooling and numbing, likely attributed to a mint flavor that doesn't quite materialize on the taste

  • Old Soul Tintype Series #2 9 Year Bourbon Review

    Their 7 year Tintype Series # 1 really blew me away, and I've enjoyed many wonderful single barrel selections Yet after a few tastes, this bottle has languished for an entire year on my to-do shelf. Now that we've done our research, let's taste some new whiskey, shall we? The empty glass smells of root beer barrel candy. Palate:  A touch of creamed corn leads the way on first taste before dry toffee, and just a flash of

  • Booker's 2022-01 "Ronnie's Batch" Bourbon Review

    There's definitely a bit of heat here that will satisfy the barrel proof lovers. As the glass weathers on, so do my taste buds. I do find that I am starting to go a bit 'proof-blind' as some barrel strength offerings will do. George T Stagg) also do to a lesser extent so it may also have some relation to oak barreling too. It certainly satisfies the barrel proof lover early on but may not be a two-glass kind of bourbon necessarily

  • Buzzard's Roost Very Small Batch Straight Rye Whiskey Review

    I recently had the pleasure of meeting and tasting with the Buzzard's Roost founder and owner, Jason The proprietary extra barrel aging from targeted, custom barrels from Independent Stave Co help Jason It was great tasting with him and I'm excited to try the bottle I have with me tonight. A much more prominent tobacco note than I experienced in my previous tasting. Toasty vanilla flows along behind everything nicely.

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