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- Four Roses 125th Anniversary Barrel Strength Limited Edition Bourbon Flash Review - A Quick Exploration of the 2013 Small Batch Release
The 2013 release of the illustrious Four Roses Limited Edition bourbon features some fantastically old blend of 13-18 year bourbon) Further identification: The 2013 limited edition blend consists of 18 year old OBSV, 13 year old OBSK, and 13 year old OESK bourbon Nose: Leather and light straw hit the nose first A roll of the glass amplifies wicker tones, bold crème brûlée, and deep old oak. The empty glass smells of light old spice deoderant and amaretto.
- 20 Years in Oak: A Story of Success for New England Barrel Company
sweetness into a vanilla cream cheese frosting, a sticky raspberry tart filling, and an overlaying hint of old leather, soft and worn, like an old armchair chilling in the middle of a damp and fragrant rickhouse With a second sip, I'm reminded that this is old whiskey, as the oak influence makes itself known through abundance of fruit I found on the nose, but it took some time, which makes sense—there is quite a bit of old
- Henry McKenna 10 Year BiB Bourbon Riverside Review
Drinking drams with my old man is always a great time. Tonight we have an old staple coming back around in a new barrel. Let’s see how this one drinks!
- Stagg Jr Bourbon Batch 24D Review—Are We in an Era of Quantity over Quality?
bill #1 (high corn, low rye, malted barley) Proof: 127.4° Age: NAS (rumored to be around ~8 years old Further deep dives smell like the warm air above a heavily chlorinated indoor pool—reminding me of an old Late in the glass is funky, like good old bourbon from deep in the rick house tends to be, but I can't surprisingly light in flavor, yet potent on the ethanol, which is contradictory to the quality of great old
- 2025 Michter's 10 Year Rye Review: Beholding the Balance of Barrel 25E1658
- Rumi First hitting the market in the early 2000s, thanks to some bottling line help from Julian Van Winkle III, perhaps no ultra-aged Kentucky straight rye whiskey has seen such remarkable evolution as
- What Does Pennsylvania Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Liberty Pole Spirits Taste Like? I Tasted Through Single Barrel 518 "All the Fixins" to Find Out
Old-school low and slow distillation methods are one way you'll surely capture my attention. From old Monongahela Sam Thompson to Overholt , Mount Vernon , Schenley , and beyond —my tasting pedigree We are an 8 year old family owned distillery. are a mix of 3.5 to 4.5 year old barrels. Overall, it's quite reminiscent of some old dusty ryes with these leading notes.
- Michter's 20 Year Bourbon Review: Exploring if Ultra-Rare Whiskey Tastes Ultra-Delicious
Further nosing with my glencairn cupped in warming hands produces sassafras bark, old school Barq's root There's a lovely old-fashioned Christmas candy medley that really has me nostalgic here, as I find myself Overall, this is a leathery, old bourbon, to be certain. Harper 18 summers old bottled in bond whiskey that I've had the great pleasure of sampling through multiple TL;DR: Golden old whiskey reminiscent of a bygone era Rating: 5/5 ( Pinnacle whiskey.
- 2008 George T. Stagg Bourbon Flash Review - A Short Exploration of How Things Were Back Before the Bourbon Boom
Old school Stagg is hard to come by these days. Diving the nose deep within the danger zone of hazmat whiskey illustrates coconut oil and old oak in neat intention in an old photo album. Goodness this is a creamy, beautiful old bourbon. The return of old barrel funk completes the journey of this glass, pressing to sip and savor the last
- Pocket Sized Review: Two Souls Wisconsin Waffles - A Sip Through Craft Rye from Wollersheim Distillery
From someone who also rips on how overrated and overhyped modern pappy is, I have to say I love this Hints of old-fashioned lemon drops and a kiss of rye grain enter the mind on deep inhalations.
- Barrel Drop: Rare Character Maple Cask Finished Rye Flash Review
bottled in February of 2024; it is available now at Liquor Junction at an MSRP of $109.99 Nose: Dusty old The empty glass smells of singed orange peel and a subtle smoked old-fashioned.
- From Calamity to Cohesiveness: Jefferson's Marian McLain 2.0 Bourbon Review
into more of what you find in a spice cabinet, notably ground cinnamon and black pepper, which are now old TL;DR: Old bourbon blends with unconventional components for an attention-keeping sip Rating: 4/5 Really particular bottle, I told him the ugly truth: "I wondered if the five-barrel blend on a mainly 13 year old whiskey was to cover up not-so-great 13 year old whiskey."
- Redwood Empire Haystack Needle Straight Rye Whiskey Single Barrel 1500 Review: The Training Wheels are Off for this California Distillery
exterior of this bottle look like a tree trunk, Haystack Needle is ready to reinvent itself from the old Redwood Empire takes that a step further, choosing to follow old-school cooperage rules from an era when We're living through a new era of whiskey, one in which old tricks have the potential to be beaten by more earthy again, and I almost begin to get a dusty vibe happening—think 1969 National Distillers Old












