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  • Whiskey Acres Blue Popcorn Bourbon Review - An Exploration in Illinois Craft Distilling

    Heriott-Watt University and was mentored by Dave Pickerell when getting started Cooperage: 53 gallon Kelvin barrels popcorn, 15% soft red winter wheat and 10% malted barley Proof: 97° Age: 4 years (a blend of 4 and 5 year barrels My last taste is quite satisfying like a perfect evening snack; there's a full charcuterie spread here

  • 2022 George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon Review

    Today this name comes as a yearly barrel proof bottle release from Buffalo Trace under the very sought Leather, rich cherry and cinnamon infused oak attack the taste buds without sending them into shock. TL;DR: Holy moly, that is good whiskey - an absolute powerhouse of flavor that you can taste for days

  • Old Fitzgerald 17 Year Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review

    I won't let these preconceived notions get in the way of a proper tasting though, so let's dive in on style bottle bearing a green label Nose: My first smell off this well rested glass is the prevalent barrel

  • Un-Gnome Whiskey: A Mystery Blind Review #5

    It's a very light/short barrel finish if so, but the one-directional fruit sweetness says maybe a wine barrel was involved. Rating: 3/5 Guess(es): 1) King's County Barrel Strength Bourbon II) Starlight Sherry Finished Bourbon Rieger Co Private Stock Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Bourbon Post tasting/reveal thoughts: I think I overthought

  • 2023 Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey Review: A Pause for Beauty

    Patrons preferred the taste of rye whiskey over brandy because it was more robust and spicy. Handy Uncut and Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey is bottled directly from the barrel, just as it was over Palate:  My first taste of this is like diving headfirst into a cornucopia of fruit. My last taste as the glass reaches empty produces raspberry, lemon yogurt, and thin mint candy.

  • Mayor Pingree 16 Year Bourbon Review

    bourbon mash bill (either 21% or 36% rye) Proof: 139.4° Age: 16 years Further identification: This single barrel was distilled in Indiana, it comes from barrel J06-02 Nose: Holy hazmat nose batman!

  • 2023 Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye Review - An Exploration of the Rare 13 Year "Pappy Van Winkle" Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

    whiskey these days, but have been generally disappointed in most of the modern Pappy examples I've tasted I have gone as far as to blind taste Old Rip in a Weller flight and couldn't rightly discern which one aroma being produced, I decide to roll my glass on its side - a trick I've used quite frequently in tastings Palate:  My first taste lands like a fresh bedsheet falling into place with a wave of linen and some A little character and a lot of barrel seem to be the general influences.

  • Stagg (Jr?) Batch 18 Bourbon Review

    Well, that's why we taste these things... So we'll call it the Summer 2022 release, when the first reviews started popping up on the West coast Digging further I find brown sugar, cinnamon walnut coffee cake, and plenty of barrel influence.

  • Wild Turkey 101 Rye Whiskey Review - The Underloved Brother of Lawrenceburg's 101 Proof Bourbon

    Going back in for another taste shows off lemon peel, peach preserve and passion fruit that comes across The only better rye from Wild Turkey in my book would be drinking it straight from the barrel with Bruce

  • Un-Gnome Whiskey: A Mystery Blind Review #1

    Fruity like something with a barrel finish. Nose is sort of similar to Old Forester 1920. Definitely have a wine barrel finish in mind here. Creamy in texture. Scotch-like... I knew this was something from my collection I had tasted.

  • Barton 1792 Bottled in Bond Bourbon Review

    Carrying on that tradition, this well-aged bourbon comes from only barrels filled during the same distilling season and is bottled at exactly 100 proof for a bold taste and lingering finish—a testament to the TASTING NOTES True to its heritage, the unmistakable spice of 1792 Bourbon is met with notes of charred

  • Penelope Bourbon Private Select Whiskey Review

    You can check out the flagship bourbon and the barrel strength batch 8 sample I previously reviewed as The barrels selected for Private Select are the best our inventory has to offer and go through an extensive Percentages: 75% Corn, 15% Wheat, 7% Rye, 3% Malted Barley Proof: 115.2° Age: 4 years (Blend of 4-6 year old barrels This is a really devious barrel strength offering. I'd imagine if I wasn't up so late last night I may be a little more tolerant of barrel strength offerings

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