Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/13/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/13/24

Review #268 - Four Roses 11 Year OESK Single Barrel Barrel Strength

This barrel was aged for 11 years before being bottled at a barrel strength of 55.5% ABV (111 proof).

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/12/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/12/24

Review #267 - Four Roses 10 Year OESV Single Barrel Barrel Strength

This first bottle uses the OESV recipe (recipe 6), which utilizes mashbill E (20% rye) and yeast strain V.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/11/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/11/24

Review #266 - Teeling 30 Year

Irish distillery Teeling was established in Dublin in 2015 - it was the city's first new distillery in over 100 years.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/10/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/10/24

Review #265 - Jefferson's Ocean Double Barrel Rye

After initial aging in new charred oak barrels, the rye was split into two batches.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/8/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/8/24

Review #264 - SMWS 59.69 'Exotic Tantalisation' - Teaninich 13 Year

Changing all the time - none of our tastings had quite the same flavor notes.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/7/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/7/24

Review #263 - Hard Truth 4 Year Indiana Straight Rye

This Hard Truth Indiana Straight Rye has been aged for at least 4 years, and it's bottled at 100 proof, similar to the bottled-in-bond rules.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/5/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/5/24

Review #262 - Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon

This is the non-specific barrel version - a standardized single barrel product, as opposed to a private barrel selection.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/4/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/4/24

Review #261 - Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel Bourbon

Interestingly, while there's no age statement on these bottles, the brand's website gives relatively specific detail: these single barrels are aged between 8.5 and 9.5 years.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/3/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/3/24

Review #260 - SMWS Distillery 53 Rare Release 'Floral Petrichor' - Caol Ila 14 Year

A combination of refill hogsheads (likely ex-bourbon) and American oak PX hogsheads was used for maturation.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/2/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/2/24

Review #259 - Barrell Cask Finish Series: Amburana

Amburana, known colloquially as Brazilian oak, is a South American hardwood.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/1/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/1/24

Review #258 - Amrut Spectrum

The special casks used in this bottling are the focal point.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/31/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/31/24

Review #257 - Cadenhead's Fettercairn 13 Year

Fettercairn boasts a unique still feature - water runs down the outside of the copper on the spirit stills.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/29/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/29/24

Review #256 - Ledaig 10 Year

Tobermory Distillery's 'Ledaig' branding is reserved for their heavily peated expressions.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/28/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/28/24

Review #255 - Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Woodford Reserve's entry level offering, a Kentucky straight bourbon from Versailles.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/27/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/27/24

Review #254 - Redbreast PX Edition

Midleton's addition of PX here could add more of those syrupy dark fruits to the flavor palette.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/26/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 3/26/24

Review #253 - Redbreast Tawny Port Cask Edition

Initial maturation takes place in the ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks that are customary for the brand, before finishing occurs in tawny port hogsheads.