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Category Archives: – American Whiskey
Stagg Jr. Batch 5, 129.7 proof, 64.85%
Stagg Jr. is, as far as I know, a brand that was released when George T. Stagg, on of the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) got more and more popular. This whiskey is made in the same vein, except it’s … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Stagg Jr.
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Kentucky, Stagg Jr, USA
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Two American Whiskeys finished in sherry casks by 3006
3006 is a newish bottler that showed up some years ago. I read something about then but then forgot about the brand again, until recently. RvB shared these two American Whiskeys, one finished in a PX octave, and another in … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 3006, American Whiskey, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery
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Yellowstone Limited Edition 2017 vs 2019, 50.5% (101 proof)
In the first tasting by Whisky4All I participated in we tasted the 2019 bottling of Yellowstone’s Limited Editon. I instantly bought a bottle because of the enormous complexity and goodness it showed. Even before I wrote notes, or told the … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Limestone Branch, Yellowstone
Tagged 2017, 2019, American Whiskey, Bourbon, Limestone Branch, Limited Edition, Wine cask, Yellowstone
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Online tasting: USA Hidden Gems, by Whisky4All / Norbert Tebarts
Ok, so I lied. I am doing more reviews of American whiskey after all. Mostly because when I wrote the previous post, I didn’t know I could join this tasting. I wanted to get in when it was sold out, … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, High West, JW Dant, Limestone Branch, Minor Case, Rebel Yell, Templeton, Yellowstone
Tagged Bourbon, High West, Indiana, Iowa, JW Dant, Kentucky, Limestone Branch, Minor Case, Rebel Yell, Rye, Templeton, Utah, Wathen's, wheated bourbon, Yellowstone
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Online tasting: USA Exclusive II, by Whisky4All / Norbert Tebarts
Norbert is a guy who’s been around for ages in the whisky world, and has started his own company to host tastings and have stands at festivals a few years ago. He is mostly known for his enthusiasm about American … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, Blood Oath, Clyde May, Hermitage, Hiram Walker, Imperial, Limestone Branch, Lux Row, Sagamore Spirit, Town Branch, Yellowstone
Tagged Alabama, Alabama Style Whiskey, American Whiskey, Blended Whisky, Blood Oath, Bourbon, Clyde May, Hermitage, Hiram Walker, Imperial, Kentucky, Limestone Branch, Lux Row, Port Cask, Rye, Sagamore Spirit, Town Branch, Yellowstone
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Old Forester ‘1920 Prohibition Style’, 57.5%
This bottling from a few years ago is one that I had my mind set on since last week. That’s not long at all, but there’s a bit of a story there. A little while ago, with an exponentially growing … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Old Forester
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Kentucky, Old Forester, USA
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De Whiskykoning’s American Whiskey Tasting, 2020 edition
Every year there are lots of thematic tastings at Whiskyslijterij De Koning. I always try to participate in some, but it’s a logistical nightmare to get back home later at night. Sometimes the trip back takes three hours with lots … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, - Wheat Whiskey, Heaven's Door, I. W. Harper, James E. Pepper, Pikesville, Woodford Reserve, Yellow Rose
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Heaven's Door, I. W. Harper, James E. Pepper, Kentucky, Pikesville, Rye, Rye Whiskey, Tennessee, Texas, Woodford Reserve, Yellow Rose
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Burnt Ends, Blended Whisk(e)y, 45%
I managed to get a sample of this through NR, who I used to be in a whisky club with, some years ago. So thanks where thanks is due! This thing is called Burnt Ends to tie in with the … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Rye Whiskey
Tagged Master of Malt, Rye Whiskey, Sherry Cask, Speyside, Tennessee
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Willett XCF 1.0, Curacao Casks, 51.7%
Whisk(e)y is a rather static product. At the moment the marketing departments of every distillery keep blabbering on about innovation, but in the end, there is none. They do the same thing they did a hundred years ago, but by … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Willett
Tagged 2006, Curacao cask, Exploratory Cask Finish, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Rye Whiskey, Willett, XCF
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Moonshine and Bourbon from Kings County Distillery
I always get a bit of an itch when distilleries release a moonshine. The definition of moonshine is that it is illegally distilled hooch, and when it’s properly released it is everything but that. So, apart from marketing it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, New Make Spirit
Tagged Bourbon, Kings County Distillery, Moonshine, New Make, New York, Spirit
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