Tag Archives: Kentucky
Heaven Hill 11, 2009-2020, 50.4% – The Daily Dram for Bresser & Timmer
A Dutch market exclusive of Heaven Hill. That’s not something that happens all too often. This one was bottled for Bresser & Timmer, the Dutch importer for The Daily Dram. And, especially for bourbon, a respectable age of 11 years … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, American Whiskey, Bourbon, Bresser & Timmer, Daily Dram, Heaven Hill, Kentucky, Kentucky Straight Bourbon, Straight Bourbon
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Stellum Bourbon, Equinox Blend #1, 58.63%
Stuff that is not available in Europe, part whatever. I picked this one up in Chicago two years ago, and decided it was high time to empty my bottle and write a review. This seems to be a thing with … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Stellum
Tagged American Whiskey, American Whisky, Bourbon, Chicago, Equinox Blend, Kentucky, review, Stellum, USA, Whiskey, whisky-review
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Calumet 16, Single Rack Black Citation, bottled in 2022, 53%
When you’re traveling to the United States for work, you have to combine the useful with some fun. In this case that meant taking a very long walk from the hotel to Binny’s for some booze. Binny’s was the obvious … Continue reading
Posted in - Bourbon, Calumet
Tagged American Whiskey, American Whisky, Bourbon, Calumet, Calumet Farms, Kentucky, review, reviews, USA, Western Spirits Beverage Company, Whiskey, Whisky
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Weller Special Reserve, 45%
I got this bottling from 2017 in an auction a couple of years ago. Weller was on the internet a lot and people were paying shitloads for what was supposed to be epic bourbon. Of course, right after I got … Continue reading
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Tagged Kentucky, Stitzle-Weller, USA, Weller, wheated bourbon
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Vintage Bourbon 25, 1976-2001, 43%
Old Bourbon is not a common thing anymore. At least, not until you start shelling out thousands of bucks on a bottle. The same goes for Scotch, but to a slightly lesser degree. So when Nils sent me a sample … Continue reading
Pure Kentucky 17, 1983-2000, Batch 00-70, 53.5%
A very old bourbon indeed, both in the way that it is 17 years old, which is very old for an American whisky, and that it was distilled 40 years ago. Bottled before we even had Euros. I got a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, American Whisky, Bourbon, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Pure Kentucky, USA
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Vintage Bourbon 17, 1983-2000, 43%
Vintage Bourbon is both a description and a brand name. It also is something I’ve been eyeballing in auctions for years but prices are fairly insane. Of course, any old whisky and especially older bottlings of old whisky are insanely … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon
Tagged 1983, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, USA, Vintage Bourbon
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Woodford Reserve Batch Proof, Master’s Collection 2018, 62.9%
In this post I talked about it a little bit, about finally getting my hands on a few bottles that had been sitting in the UK for about a year and a half. One of these two bottled was that … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, Master's Collection, USA, Woodford Reserve
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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
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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
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Tagged American Whiskey, Batch Strength, Bourbon, Kentucky, Rare Breed, USA, Wild Turkey
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Malt Fascination 