April 2021

Rums on Sunday, looking for malternatives

Merveilleux Falernum (19.25%, Ferroni, France, +/-2020) – Chamarel 4 yo 2014/2019 (58%, OB, Maurice, 2284 bottles) – Chairman’s Reserve 8 yo 2012 ‘Master’s Selection’ (46%, OB, for Salon du Rhum Belgique, Ste Lucie, bourbon, cask #413072007) – Bielle 2…

Assorted pairs and one triple

Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix (47.6%, OB, 2010) – Glenfiddich 1982 (58.7%, OB ‘Private Vintage’ for Craigellachie Hotel, cask #3672) – Craigellachie 2011/2018 (67.9%, Whisky Illuminati ‘Solaria Series’, cask #900328, sherry hogshead, 100 bottles) – Craigell…

Today Aultmore

Aultmore 11 yo ‘Small Batch’ (46%, OB, Exceptional Cask Series, oloroso, 2472 bottles, +/-2018) – Aultmore 1974/1988 (50%, Samaroli, 20th anniversary, 540 bottles) – Aultmore 11 yo 2008/2020 (43%, Signatory Vintage, hogshead, cask #307294, 265 bottles)…

A quatuor of Speyburn

Speyburn-Glenlivet 10 yo 2008/2018 (46%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, bourbon hogshead) – Speyburn 18 yo (46%, OB, +/-2020) – Speyburn 2008/2018 (46%, Scyfion Choice, Muscat finish, 140 bottles) – Speyburn-Glenlivet 15 yo 1975/1991 (63.1%, Cadenhead, Dumpy,…

Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep Charity Program Honors Black Jockeys Who Won The Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Whiskey honors the Black jockeys who won Kentucky Derby with this year’s $1,000 Mint Julep cocktail to benefit the Project to Protect African-American Turf History for Kentucky Derby 147 at Churchhill Downs in Louisville. We talk with Master Distiller Chris Morris

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Five official Glenturrets and an IB

Glenturret ‘Triple Wood’ (43%, OB, Maiden Release, 2020) – Glenturret 12 yo (46%, OB, Maiden Release, 2020) – Glenturret 15 yo (55%, OB, Maiden Release, 2020) – Glenturret 30 yo (45.7%, OB, Maiden Release, 750 bottles, 2020) – Ruadh Maor 8 yo 2011/2020…

Press Release: Four Gate Whiskey Company Announces Release #12

Four Gate Whiskey is releasing the third iteration of its award winning “The Kelvin Collaboration” batch. Following batches 1 and 6, each named amongst the best barrel-finished whiskeys of the year by various esteemed writers, bloggers, and vloggers, b…

Another bag of bastards

Blend On The Run 29 yo (45.6%, WhiskySponge, blended malt, 314 bottles, 2020) – Blended Malt 19 yo (45%, Elixir Distillers, Whisky Trail, blended malt, 2021) – Scarabus ‘Batch Strength’ (57%, Hunter Laing, Islay, 2020) – Peat Cubed (57.9%, Elements of …

Top 10: Bourbons Under £50

A long time ago at Bourbon Gents HQ, the Gents had the idea to list the top ten bourbons that 50 English pounds (or whatever the equivalent outside of our tiny island) could buy you. So we set out to craft this list and share our thoughts on the best o…

Five rums for Easter

Dillon 2003/2019 ‘Single Cask’ (43%, OB, Martinique, cask #901) – El Pasador de Oro ‘Gran Reserva’ (40%, OB, Guatemala, +/-2020) – Travellers 13 yo 2007/2020 (62.1%, Compagnie des Indes, Belize, 285 bottles) – Sample Eleven Extra-Matured (54.8%, Kintra…

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