Tag Archives: USA
Smoke Wagon Uncut & Unfiltered, Nevada H&C Distilling Co., 56.6%
During COVID it wasn’t just Single Malt that had a massive revival at MaltFascination HQ, but I also got into way too expensive Bourbon. Not necessarily that the Bourbon was too expensive, but by the time it was available in … Continue reading
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
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
WhistlePig 12, Fiji Rum Cask, 43% – OB for Cane & Grain
A couple of months ago Whiskybase was having their Dutch Auction discount and I managed to snag this one up, among at least one other bottle. American whisky (or Canadian, because that is what the distillery started with) isn’t overly … Continue reading
Balcones 3, Bottled in 2020, Rum Cask Finish 17070, 65.4% – OB for Whisky Tasting Festival Utrecht
Sub-titled ‘To Commemorate The Greatest Whisky Festival Yet To Come’, because the bottles were already ordered when the bubonic plague ravaged the world and shut everything down. A friend of mine, RvB, got a set of bottles and shared them … Continue reading
Balcones Single Malt, 2yo, Rum Cask Finish batch SMR20-1, 62%
Aged at least 35 months in oak, according to the label. Why they wouldn’t leave it for a couple more days and bottle it as a 3 year old is a bit baffling, but still. Again, one of these bottlings … Continue reading
Distillery 291 Rye, bottled in 2018, 49.9% – That Boutique-y Whisky Company
I’ve only had one other whisky from Distillery 291 from Colorado. I was immediately thrilled by the concept of a minuscule distillery doing everything themselves including building the stills. On top of that, contrary to some other small distilleries, the … Continue reading
Sagamore Spirit Rye, Cask Strength, Batch 11AB, 56.1%
Based on some really enthusiastic reviews by Bourbon Junkies, I wanted to get my hands on whiskies from Sagamore Spirit in Baltimore, Maryland. Of course, with American whisky imports being what they are in The Netherlands I had to look … Continue reading
Westward Single Barrel, Cask 392, 62.5% – OB for WTF Utrecht 2022
So, this year there’s a rather amazing Deanston. Last year there were two Single Barrel Westward bottlings. This cask strength one and a Stout cask that I still need to review too. This one clocks in at a massive 62.5% … Continue reading
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