Category Archives: – American Whiskey
FEW Bourbon, Cask Strength, 61.5%
FEW Spirits is a relatively new distillery based in Evanston, Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago. They are producing a rather sizeable range of popular spirits, from bourbon and rye whiskey to aged and non-aged gins and also a grappa. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, FEW
Tagged American Whiskey, Bottle Share, Bourbon, Evanston, FEW, Illinois
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High West American Prairie Reserve, 46%
The second High West whiskey from the recent American Whiskey Bottle-Share. For some reason I’ve always liked High West. I bought a bottle when travelling through the south of Utah in 2009. I never made it up to Park City … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, High West
Tagged American Prairie Reserve, Bottle Share, Bourbon, High West, Montana, Park City, Utah
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Lost Spirits Leviathan II, 53%
Do you know that feeling when you really want to like something but you simply can’t for some reason? I have it with some music that I am supposed to like. With some foods too, like olives, clams, oysters and … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Lost Spirits
Tagged California, Canadian Peat, Leviathan, Lost Spirits, Monterey, Semillion Cask, Wooden Still
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Smooth Ambler Old Scout 10 Year Old, 50%
This was kind of highly anticipated by many. From the get-go the reviews of anything Smooth Ambler released were raving. Of course, it took forever before the stuff reached Europe, and then only at the western frontier and not on … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Smooth Ambler
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Old Scout, Smooth Ambler, West Virginia
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Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon 2012, 55.7%
This little baby was the reason I triggered that Bottle-Share thingy again. I had been hearing such great and excaggerated things about it, that it must be a tremendous bourbon. And that while I am not a Four Roses fan. … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Four Roses
Tagged Bottle Share, Bourbon, Four Roses, Jim Rutledge, Kentucky, Limited Edition, Small Batch
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High West Campfire, 46%
High West distillery in Utah has been distilling for a couple of years now, but apart from their ‘Silver’ series, all the whiskey they have released so far has been sourced elsewhere. My review on High West, some of their … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, High West
Tagged Blended Malt, Bourbon, Campfire, High West, Park City, Rye, Utah
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Maltstock – Bourbon & Innovation with Hans Offringa
This Masterclass was not exactly scheduled to appear in the regular line-up but was announced pretty late as a prize for the winners of the whisky quiz. In the end, it turned out, it was also for the runner-ups. The … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Maker's Mark, Woodinville
Tagged Bourbon, Hans Offringa, Hooch, Jim Beam, Kentucky, Maker's Mark, Maltstock, Masterclass, Moonshine, New Make, Sietse Offringa, Terressentia, USA, White Dog, Woodinville
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Wigle Organic Wheat Whiskey, 46%
Apart from the fact that I had never heard of the Wigle distillery before getting this sample, I also never had a whiskey with a honeycombed hickory wood finish. Shai sent me this sample and he got his bottle in … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, Wigle
Tagged Hickory, Pittsburgh, USA, Wheat Whiskey, Whiskey, Wigle Distllery
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A new Bottle-share!
A new bottle share of American whiskies, to be precise. Over the last couple of weeks Master of Malt have been stocking up on choice American Spirits that I really would like to taste. I can only imagine this thought … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey
Tagged American Prairie Reserve, Balcones, Bottle Share, Brimstone, Campfire, Elijah Craig, FEW, Four Roses, High West, Leviathan, Lost Spirits, Old Scout, Smooth Ambler
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Malt Fascination 