January 2021

World sessions Number Thirteen

Kentucky Owl 11 yo ‘Batch No. 1’ (55.3%, OB, America, Straight Rye Whisky, 2017)brbrWaterford 2016/2020 ‘Single Farm: Ballymorgan 1.2’ (50%, OB, Irish, 30,000 bottles)brbrYoichi ‘Rum Wood Finish’ (46%, OB, Japan, 2017)brbrSlyrs ‘Fifty-One’ (51%, OB, Ge…

World sessions Number Twelve

Elch Whisky ‘Auflage 6’ (52.7%, OB, Germany, 1200 bottles, 2020)brbrMackmyra ‘Motorhead’ (40%, OB, Sweden, +/-2015)brbrDaftmill 2007/2020 (58.2%, OB, for Kirsch Import, first fill bourbon, cask #26, 226 bottles)brbrLiber 10 yo 2010/2020 (59.9%, OB, Spa…

This is 2021 and we keep looking for malternatives

Mount Gay ‘XO’ (43%, OB, Barbados, +/-2019)brbrFoursquare 10 yo (64.99%, Torrisdale Castle Estate, Beinn an Tuirc Distillers Ltd., Barbados, 2020)brbrTamosi ‘Port Cask’ (55%, Levy Lane Rum Co., blended rum, 2020)brbrCaroni 1998/2020 (57.1%, RumSponge, …

Four blended malts

Naked Grouse Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (40%, OB, -/+ 2020) – Blended Malt No.4 6 yo ‘Batch 1’ (53.6%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, 625 bottles) – Blended Malt No.1 18 yo ‘Batch 3’ (47.3%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, 1049) – Vega 20 yo 2000/2020…

The Rebel Yell review

Company: Heaven HillVol: 40%Age: NASClassification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBreakdown: Unknown entirely but the general assumption is that it is 20% wheatPrice: c. £26PreambleOuch! Looking back at the original review from March 2017, we were v…

World sessions Number Eleven

Elsburn 7 yo (48.5%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Germany, sherry, 2020)brbrSilent Swede 2012/2019 ‘Virgin Swedish Oak’ (64.4%, Svenska Eldvatten, cask #500, 364 bottles)brbrGlasgow Distillery 1770 (62.1%, OB, for Kirsch Import, Sherry butt, 708 bot…

World sessions Number Ten

Distillerie du Vercors ‘Sequoia Pur Malt Tourbe’ (43%, OB, +/-2020)brbrBimber ‘Peated Cask Small Batch 1’ (54.1%, OB, England, 252 bottles, 2020)brbrHellyers Road 16 yo 2004/2020 ‘Peated’ (61.7%, OB, exclusive to France, Australia, bourbon, cask #4082….

World sessions Number Nine

High Coast ‘Hav’ (48%, OB, Sweden, +/-2020)brbrWaterford ‘Organic Gaia 1.1’ (50%, OB, Ireland, 2020)brbrAmrut 6 yo 2012/2019 (60%, OB, for Hot Malt Taiwan, India, Rum cask, cask #3866, 132 bottles)brbrKavalan ‘Peated Malt’ (53%, OB, for LMDW, Taiwan, I…

World sessions Number Eight

Bushmills ?Port Cask Reserve? (40%, OB, Irish, Steamship Collection, 2019)brbrThe Westfalian 2014/2019 (51.2%, OB, Germany, Ex-Glenrothes sherry hogshead, cask #84, 349 bottles)brbrKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 24 yo 1994/2020 (47.4%, Single Cask N…

The New Year’s first five rums

Bayou ?Single Barrel? (40%, OB, USA, +/-2020)brbrFoursquare 2011/2019 ?MBFS? (54.4%, Barikenn, Barbados, bourbon, 279 bottles)brbrUitvlugt 27 yo 1993/2020 (50.1%, The Duchess, Guyana, cask #5, 189 bottles)brbrCaroni 18 yo 1996/2014 (43%, Compagnie des …

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