Category Archives: – American Whiskey
Michter’s King Tutankhamun , 43%
My friend MvZ is quite a fan of old stuff. He wrote for the magazine of the Usquebaugh Society on the topic of old bourbon and old Irish whiskey. Luckily, he was also kind enough to trade some samples with … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - News and Announcements, Michter's
Tagged 1978, Bourbon, Kentucky, Michter's, USA
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Heaven Hill 2001-2015, Sherry Hogshead, 48.9% – Malts of Scotland
Apart from the fact that this is neither a malt, nor from Scotland, it’s still a pretty interesting twist on things. A pretty well matured Bourbon (at least 13 years old, but matured in a sherry hogshead! That is something … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Heaven Hill
Tagged 2001, Bourbon, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, Sherry Cask, USA
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Knob Creek 9yo, cask 3127, 60% – K&L Wine Merchants
There’s about a bazillion Knob Creek single casks out and about, mostly in America. Unfortunately they’re mostly not available in Europe, but sometimes I somehow get a sample from one. Also, now I’m thinking about it, I think all the … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Jim Beam, Knob Creek
Tagged Bourbon, Jim Beam, K&L Wine Merchants, Kentucky, Knob Creek, USA
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Willett 8yo, Cask 1408, 58.8%
Willett is one of those American whiskey projects that blends products from elsewhere while they build their distillery. The big difference is that Willett has been around for ages and gathered lots of fame with their very old rye whiskeys … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Willett
Tagged American Whiskey, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Rye, Rye Whiskey, USA, Willett
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4x Reservoir Distillery, by That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Reservoir Distillery is one of the thousands of micro distilleries that have popped up in the United States over the last decade or so. A lot of them are forgettable at best, but some of them are doing some very … Continue reading
FEW 3yo, 2013-2016, 63.4% – SMWS (B4.3 – Full Flavour Behaviour)
It struck me as kind of funny that one of the few (pun intended) American whiskeys the SMWS bottles has a name with two words that are spelled in a distinctly English way. So, I got a big share of … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, FEW
Tagged 2013, American Whiskey, Bourbon, FEW, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS
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