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August 2021
Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon 2021 Release
Four Roses Distillery of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky releases the new 2021 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey. The latest release is the highest proof in the Limited Edition series, featuring barrels aged 12 to 16 years old.
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Review / Fettercairn Warehouse 2 (Batch 002)
This whisky is the second release in the annual Warehouse 2 limited edition single malt series from the east Highland distillery of Fettercairn. The small batch series is designed to showcase the variety of cask types maturing in Warehouse 2 – a tradit…
Quick Fire Whisky Tasting Notes
Benriach Malting Season – First EditionSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky48.7% ABVNose: Bramley apples,
gooseberries, cucumber water, poached pears, honeydew melon, lemon curd, damp
grass, sugared almonds, barley sugar, vanilla fudge, buttered popcorn,…
Bourbon Gents League Tables
The Gents (Mr Pie & Mav) have been reviewing bourbons for a while now, so we thought it was high time we had a summary of our best scoring bottles all in one place – and this is it.We debated over just having one long table of the top 40 highest sc…
Today indie Aberlour, young and old
Aberlour 10 yo 2010/2021 ‘Marsala Cask Finish’ (46%, Hart Brothers, Finest Collection) – Aberlour 30 yo 1989/2020 (51.5%, The Perfect Fifth, 241 bottles)
A short trip around the world…
Le Breuil ‘Origine’ (46%, OB, Chateau du Breuil, France, single malt, +/-2021)Waterford ‘The Cuvee’ (50%, OB, Ireland, 2021)Wave Distil 6 yo 2014/2020 (50%, Bottles & Legends, Belgium, 140 bottles)St. Kilian 2017/2021 ‘Pleased to meet you’ (60%, OB, fo…
10 Years of Whiskies with FEW Regrets (Episode 893: August 30, 2021)
Paul Hletko opened FEW Spirits in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois in 2011 as part of the explosion of small-scale distilleries around the United States. He became a leader in the craft distilling movement, and is celebrating FEW’s 10th anniversary with the release of a commemorative four-grain Bourbon this week. We’ll talk with Paul about balancing the art and commerce of making whisky on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, travel restrictions may be going back into effect that could affect whisky tourism, while the owner of a Kentucky distillery has now agreed to plead guilty to charges Read More »
Old Soul 13-Year
A dear friend shared this bottle with me recently to celebrate the end of one career, and the beginning of another. Not much is known…
Ezra Brooks 99
One of the newest members of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail is Lux Row Distillers in Bardstown, Kentucky. We’ve sampled some of their…