April 2024

Four Bourbons With Derby Connections

It is Derby time in Kentucky. I thought it would be a good opportunity to list some Bourbons with ties to the Derby. There are many connections between Bourbon and horse racing in Kentucky. Here are four such Bourbons you… Continue Reading →

Superb wee Lowlanders

Littlemill 23 yo 1990/2013 (54.8%, Silver Seal, cask #33, 10 magnums, 150cl)A Lowland Distillery 13 yo 2009/2022 (57.2%, The Single Malts of Scotland, hogshead, cask #303994, 251 bottles)Auchentoshan 25 yo 1998/2023 (54.3%, A Few Barrels Company, Uniqu…

Crown Royal – 50 Whiskies in a Single Bottle

Crown Royal is a blend of 50 Canadian whiskies. The unique spirit is distilled at the Gimli distillery, located in Gimli, Manitoba. Its site stretches over 360 acres and holds approximately 1.5 million barrels of bourbon. This is where the most miraculous whisky is made. The Crown Royal brand is a blended Canadian whisky that […]

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Some rums, once again

Myers’s Original Dark (40%, OB, Jamaica, +/- 2022)Aldea 6 yo (43%, Rum Explorer by Chateau du Breuil, Canary islands, +/-2022)Black Tot ‘Master Blenders Reserve 2023’ (54.5%, Elixir Distillers)El Salvador 2013/2023 (65.5%, L’Esprit Rhum, cask #MDH 2013…

Another Indian Whisky Named Best Single Malt

Godawan

During the 2024 London Spirits Competition, Godawan Century, an Indian single malt whiskey, won the top prize in the single malt whiskey category. The spirit won the single malt whiskey category with an impressive 96 points, making it the highest-scoring product from India. The tasting note given by the London Spirit Competition said, “A single […]

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Dailuaine, Glenfarclas and Macallan

Dailuaine 11 yo 2012/2023 (58.8%, Watt Whisky, refill sherry butt, 552 bottles)Dailuaine 33 yo 1989/2022 (46.3%, OB ‘Casks of Distinction’, cask #4144, refill American oak hogshead, 88 bottles)Glenfarclas 43 yo 1977/2021 (43.1%, OB, private for Jeroboa…

Selecting A Barrel At James E. Pepper Distillery

Recently, Rosemary and I were asked to pick some barrels at James E. Pepper Distillery by Steve Akley. The other members of the team picking the barrels were Royce and Rebekah Neeley, Maggie Kimberl and Fred Mozenter. We gathered at… Continue Reading…

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