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Category Archives: – American Whiskey
Willett 2yo, ~2015, Family Estate Bottled Small Batch Rye, 54.8%
This bottling, which I bought in 2014 is finally empty. I opened it ages ago, and then it got forgotten. As in, it just sat there on the shelf waiting to be tasted, reviewed and emptied. A recent sample request … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Willett
Tagged Kentucky, Rye Whisky, USA, Willett
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Wild Turkey Rare Breed, 58.4%
There are a million different versions of this, based on their bottle-code. Apart from identifying which specific version you have, which is mostly important for geeks like me, this should be of no importance. Wild Turkey are quite skilled in … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Wild Turkey
Tagged American Whiskey, Batch Strength, Bourbon, Kentucky, Rare Breed, USA, Wild Turkey
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Four Roses 12, 55.7%, Limited Edition Small Batch 2020
Every year a batch of this limited edition is released, and every year they’re rather popular. At least, that used to be the case. For some reason, the 2020 edition that came out last year didn’t do too much initially. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Four Roses
Tagged Four Roses, Kentucky, Limited Edition, Small Batch, USA
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Maker’s Mark 101, 50.5%
Yet another totally random sample from my shelf which I poured. Of course, on the nose there’s the typical bourbon giveaway, but before smelling it, I didn’t even know what type of whisky I was going to get. Maker’s Mark … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Maker's Mark
Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, USA
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Kentucky Owl Confiscated and Wise Man’s Bourbon
When lightly following The Bourbon Junkies on Youtube, you hear Kentucky Owl mentioned occasionally. Of course, that normally means that there’s something rather available in the USA that will never reach retail markets in Europe, unless you’re willing to shell … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Kentucky Owl
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, Kentucky Owl, USA
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Distillery 291 “Colorado Rye Whiskey”, 50.8%
This single barrel is a bit of an oddity in my book. A distillery I’ve never heard of selling single barrel rye whisky at pretty steep prices. Or at least, in Europe the bottles go for pretty steep prices. This … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Distillery 291
Tagged Aspen staves, Colorado, Distillery 291, Rye Whiskey, United States
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Heaven Hill 2005-2015, Bourbon Barrel MoS15042, 52.1% – Malts of Scotland
I always thing it’s funny when a brand like ‘Malts of Scotland’ releases a whisky that’s neither a malt, nor from Scotland. Of course, with all the Irish stuff and American releases that are coming out from bottlers, this happens … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Heaven Hill
Tagged 2005, American Whiskey, Bourbon, Cadenhead, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Malts of Scotland, USA
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A Tennessee Distillery 13, 2003-2017, 50.7% – The Whisky Agency
And now a complete rarity. An undisclosed Tennessee whiskey isn’t too rare, of course, but one bottled by The Whisky Agency, at a decent age, for the Taiwanese market is. I got a sample of this from Whiskay.com and had … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Undisclosed
Tagged 2003, Tennessee, Tennessee Whiskey, The Whisky Agency, Undisclosed Distillery, USA
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I.W. Harper Gold Medal, 4yo, 1970s bottling, 40%
Back in the day, before Bourbon became as massively booming as it is today, you could pick up bottles on the cheap from auction. I once had a bottle of Old Crow, bottled in 1970, for which I paid about … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, I. W. Harper
Tagged American Whiskey, Bernheim, Bourbon, Diageo, I.W. Harper
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