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Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection 2018, Select American Oak, 45.2%
A while ago, to my surprise, this Woodford Reserve Select American Oak was available from Whiskysite, and they had a 10% discount on everything sometime in autumn. Reason enough to try a three times more expensive version of their regular … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Master's Collection, Ozark Mountains, USA, Woodford Reserve
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4 x Woodford Reserve: Bourbon, Wheat, Rye and Double Oak
With the recent upsurge in bourbon consumption and appreciation, I thought it was a good idea to not just rank them individually without any background, or basis. With that, it sounded like a good idea to do a bottle-share of … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, - Wheat Whiskey, Woodford Reserve
Tagged Bourbon, Kentucky, Rye, USA, Wheat, Woodford Reserve
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Russell’s Reserve 6yo, 45% – Wild Turkey Rye Whiskey
The Russell’s Reserve series started when Jimmy Russell selected some barrels to be released in rather limited batches some years ago. Currently his son Eddie Russell is involved too. These two stalwarts of Wild Turkey Distillery have been around forever … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Russell's Reserve, Wild Turkey
Tagged Kentucky, Russell's Reserve, Rye Whiskey, USA, Wild Turkey
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Lux Row Whiskey Twitter Tasting
Last Wednesday I participated in a Twitter Tasting hosted by Steve Rush and Lux Row Whiskey, combined with a PR agency which didn’t participate in the tasting. I had been ages since I participated in such a tasting. At some … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, - Rye Whiskey, Ezra Brooks, Lux Row, Old Ezra, Rebel Yell
Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Cognac cask, Ezra Brooks, Kentucky, Lux Row, LuxCo, Old Ezra, Rebel Yell, Rye Whiskey, Steve Rush, The Whisky Wire, Twitter Tasting, USA
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Old Fitzgerald 6 years old, bottled in the 1960s, 43%
In the world of bourbon, and other American whiskey, pre-prohibition is a thing. And while that is absolutely not untrue, the time between prohibition and the 1980s should not be disregarded either. During the seventies America veered towards vodka and … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Old Fitzgerald, Stitzel Weller
Tagged 1961, American Whiskey, Bourbon, Kentucky, Old Fitzgerald, Stitzel Weller, USA
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Old Taylor 43% (bottled in 1973)
Of course, it’s pretty obvious I’m deep diving into American whiskey again. It was never far away, but I didn’t really engage with it properly for a while. I did get some samples from MvZ in the past that I … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Bourbon, Old Taylor
Tagged American Whiskey, Kentucky, Old Taylor, USA
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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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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
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Tagged American Whiskey, Bourbon, Brown-Forman, Kentucky, Old Forester, USA
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Willett 2yo, Small Batch, 55.9%
There’s two main distinctions with the Willett whiskeys: The stuff they distilled, and the stuff the bought and blended. The older ones are all bought casks from other distilleries, and these ‘Family Estate Small Batch Rye’ are from casks they … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Willett
Tagged Kentucky, Rye, Rye Whiskey, USA, Willett
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Malt Fascination 