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  • Orphan Barrel Scarlet Shade 14 Year Straight Rye Whiskey Review

    Orphan Barrel describes this release on the side label saying: Coming across a 14-year-old Rye is rare Working through more of the glass I continue to find those dusty citrus characteristics that harken back TL;DR: Fruity, balanced rye with plenty of flavor Rating: 4/5 (Really good; I want one of these on my Orphan Barrel dared to make the 95/5 rye mash bill approachable and it works so damn well.

  • 2025 Michter's 10 Year Bourbon Review: A Most Thorough Examination

    sitting with a whiskey a long while, exploring it thoroughly in order to observe and understand its true character softly at the bottom of my glass, I struggle to find further complexities outside of a whisper of the character TL;DR: An almost-great bourbon that lands squarely in the shadow of former releases Rating:  3.5/5 ( There's something to enjoy here. ) While exceptionally easy to drink, this ultimately lacks a defining character Despite not rating with any regard to price, I am compelled to question the value here, with many other

  • 13th Colony French Oak Finish Southern Rye Whiskey Small Batch Review

    Palate:  On first taste, this whiskey leads with a pretty vague character. There's absolutely nothing to dislike, but I'm struggling to discern a novel characteristic that sets TL;DR: A lack of profound character makes for an impeccably easy sip Rating:  3/5 ( Middle of the road The lack of heat, bold flavor, and distinct character here is clearly designed to be approachable for The bold character of MGP distillate has been blended to oblivion here.

  • Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey

    Age: NAS (aged 6 years in Californian cabernet sauvignon barrels) Further identification: This is a rare This is a pour you need to be paying attention to in order to pick up its character. Rating: 4/5 This one is surprising for its own unique reasons.

  • Irish Week - Blue Spot Irish Whiskey!

    pot still Irish whiskey) Proof: 117.4° Age: 7 years Further identification: This 2021 release is a rare

  • Blue Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review

    little backstory, saying: Under the hustle and bustle of cobbled Dublin streets in the early 1900s, a rare pot still Irish whiskey) Proof: 117.4° Age: 7 years Further identification: This 2021 release is a rare Rating: 3/5 (Decent. I can go either way on it.)

  • Random Sampling Flight Night - Head to Head Whiskey Reviews

    Proof: 106° Age: 4 years Further identification: Barrel No. 16B21U, Bottle 179 of 250; NCF stated Eagle Rare intense rye spice Mint and lemon tea Very botanical tonight; would possibly pair up well with a gin Eagle Rare Most consistently enjoyable profile Just the right amount of sweetness for me Final Ranking: Eagle Rare

  • An Exploration in Schenley's Aged Medicinal Whiskey: 14 Year Pre-Prohibition Distilled Bourbon Bottled in 1931 as a Muse for Whiskey History

    Given how rare and wonderful these examples are, it's only right that we spend a little time to honor There's a decent bit of citrusy rye character that shines through on subsequent tastes, but overall it's

  • Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Batch 13 Review: Evaluating the 127.3 Proof 2024 Release from Buffalo Trace

    The faint characters "L24..." can be seen up and to the right above the 750 ML embossing Reading Laser Codes Now what do these characters mean? The first one is a dud character, L, that just represents that this was bottled on the Buffalo Trace There's an underlying sweet peach and grapefruit character as well that I'm really digging here; this TL;DR: A bold Kentucky bourbon built for end of night toasts Rating:  4/5 ( Really good.

  • On Snobbery: A Case for Chasing the Perfect Whiskey Without Belittling Others

    The Looney Tunes character who enjoys ice baths or cold showers and extols their virtue to all who will One of these characters from above might really love Wild Turkey but despise Jim Beam for their own deeply commonality in opinion, and shared thoughts that truly define our ability to have human compassion—a character Take the example of the distillery disagreement; perhaps from the perspective of the character that just Jim Beam, to me personally, represents all the worst characteristics of corporate greed, viewed through

  • 2009 Strathmill 14 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky Flash Review: An Independent Bottling Worth Your Time and Tender

    distillate for J&B blended whisky, though you'll certainly find plenty of independent bottlings of this oily-character Palate:  My goodness, that fruity character is just wonderful on the tongue, just as it was in the nose The finish goes long—though it lacks a true flavor—the mouthfeel more than makes up for a lack of character TL;DR: Give your full attention to the start of this fruity dram before settling into a cream finish Rating

  • 2024 Michter's 10 Year Bourbon Review—An Examination of the Only Constant in Whiskey: Change.

    leaving me feeling a bit perplexed about this pour, as I'm normally used to an immediate and distinct character This offers none of the quaint, comfortable Kentucky bourbon character I've come to expect out of an ;DR: A drastically different spectrum of flavor on this year's 10 year bourbon leaves me nonplussed Rating but this 24F tastes quite a bit like Old Forester distillate, which to me tends to exude a younger character

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