Revival Vintage Spirits Expanding to 2nd Location in Covington, KY

Revival Vintage Spirits

{COVINGTON, KY} Things are continuously humming and buzzing on the Northern Kentucky Bourbon scene…Revival Vintage Spirits and Bottle Shop has both an impressive collection of vintage spirits (not just American Whiskey) and modern day bottles. Founders Shannon Smith and Brad Bonds opened their business just shy of two years ago, and already, they’re making big […]

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Revival Vintage Spirits

{COVINGTON, KY} Things are continuously humming and buzzing on the Northern Kentucky Bourbon scene…Revival Vintage Spirits and Bottle Shop has both an impressive collection of vintage spirits (not just American Whiskey) and modern day bottles. Founders Shannon Smith and Brad Bonds opened their business just shy of two years ago, and already, they’re making big moves and opening a second location in Covington, KY. Revival, no stranger to us, making our 2021 America’s Best Bourbon Bars list.

The upcoming new location will be within Hotel Covington, a gorgeous chic boutique 55 room hotel property, and slated to open later this year.

“Our entire team is incredibly excited with the addition of Revival to our master development at North by Hotel Covington. Their business is a great fit not only for our project but for the community at large and continues the development momentum in Covington.” – Guy van Rooyen, President and Partner of vR Group.

Revival Vintage Spirits location, Hotel Covington
Hotel Covington Lobby and Bar. Courtesy

At the new location, Revival will have a full-service bar on the first floor, boasting one of a kind vintage spirits and cocktails, and will continue with their tasting flights.

On the second floor, Revival will have its library of over 4,000+ bottles for sale ranging from your favorite store picks, to Pappy, to that pre-prohibition spirit you never knew you needed to try.

Team Revival will also offer room rentals and will shortly restart their revamped Membership and Subscription Series.

“I am incredibly excited for Revival’s future and the opportunity to share my passion of tasting history through bourbon with everyone! We are looking forward to attracting tourists to the wonderful community of Covington.” – Co-founder and Curator, Brad Bonds.

“We are incredibly excited to expand into North by Hotel Covington, the 55+ guest roomexpansion scheduled to open in late-2022. This area was one major piece behind the catalytic renaissance of Covington’s central business district and our business will continue the trend by supporting the ‘revival’ of 614 Madison.” – Co-Founder Shannon Smith.

You can purchase bottles online at revivalky.com. Revival also purchases bottles from the public, so if you have some old bottles you are looking to sell or trade, give them a call at 859.479.2676. You can follow Revival on Instagram, Facebook, and/or TikTok.

Make a weekend trip to Northern Kentucky and check out “The B-Line“, a collection of first class Bourbon Bars and Restaurants.

Our 2021 America’s Best Bourbon Bars list featured 9 spots from The B-Line.

Revival Vintage Spirits
Rendering of original Hotel Covington location.

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Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years Review

I picked up this Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years a while ago for an event that never happened and so on the eve of my 40th birthday I cracked it open along with a birth-year Brora and a 40-year-old Armagnac. This Teeling was in good company that night. The other things on […]

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I picked up this Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years a while ago for an event that never happened and so on the eve of my 40th birthday I cracked it open along with a birth-year Brora and a 40-year-old Armagnac. This Teeling was in good company that night.

Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years Review

The other things on the table that evening were impressive, but what impressed me more was how well this stood out amongst them. I’ve been a long time Teeling fan, but this was something else and showed not just their whiskey-making skill, but their barrel finishing skills as well.

I don’t want to spoil the whole review up here, so let’s get to drinkin’ and properly examine this whiskey.

 

Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years – Details and Tasting Notes

 

Whiskey Details

Region: Ireland

Distiller: Teeling
Mash Bill: 100% Malted Barley
Cask: ex-Bourbon, ex-Muscat
Age: 15 Years
ABV: 46%

Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color

Volume: 4

Price: $380

White background tasting shot with the Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years bottle and a glass of whiskey next to it.
“This has been finished in muscat wine barrels for a final period of 12 months and has been aged for a total of 15 years. It has a gloriously fruity flavour with great balance, smoothness and a luscious mouthfeel.” – Teeling

Tasting Notes

EYE
Golden Honey

NOSE
Malt, golden raisins, honey, toasted bread, graham, apricot, fruit juice, oak and a bit of leather.

SUPER juicy, complex, fruit (lighter golden and orchard fruits) mixed fruit juice cocktail.

PALATE
Malt, biscuity, golden raisins, caramel frosting, toasted bread, graham, complex orchard fruit (pears, apples, peaches), fruit juice, oak and a bit of spice.

More complex than aroma, this Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years is juicy juicy juicy. Wow.

FINISH
Med-long -> White grape juice, honey graham, orchard fruit and lightly spiced oak fade.

BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Great balance, med-full body, and a silken-oily feel.


Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years – Overall Thoughts and Score

Juicy, nuanced and filled to the brim with whiskey excellence, this is something I would love to have around on a regular basis. The ex-Muscat barrels add a wonderful fruitiness to the whisky and compliments the base spirit beautifully. But it’s not all fruits and sweetness, that would have ruined the whiskey.

What really makes this whiskey a dram I keep coming back to is the malty, earthy and slightly leathery notes that give it structure and presence. The Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years is a darn good whiskey; it’s easy to see why they chose this as the 4th chapter in the Revival series.

SCORE: 4/5
Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years Label
Teeling Revival Volume IV Muscat Cask 15 Years Review $380

Summary

This is a well-balanced and extremely flavorful whiskey I’d recommend to any Irish fans.

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