Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/19/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/19/24

Review #274 - Red Spot 15 Year

We get the benefits of some natural bottling characteristics: no chill filtration, and a strength of 46% ABV.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/18/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/18/24

Review #273 - Yellow Spot 12 Year

Full 12 year maturations are completed separately in the ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and ex-Malaga casks, before it's blended back together for the final product.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/17/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/17/24

Review #272 - Jura 10 Year

It's aged primarily in ex-bourbon barrels, but the spirit is also finished in ex-Oloroso butts from Jerez, Spain.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/16/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/16/24

Review #271 - Breckenridge Port Cask Finish

This bourbon is finished for an unspecified amount of time in Tawny Port hogsheads, which should add some syrupy dark fruit flavors.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/15/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/15/24

Review #270 - SMWS 4.328 'Meets Expectations' - Highland Park 14 Year

One of the oldest remaining distilleries in Scotland, Highland Park was established in 1798 in the Orkney Islands, north of the Scottish mainland.

Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/14/24 Me, My Wife & Whisky 4/14/24

Review #269 - SMWS 4.319 'From Coast to Kiln' - Highland Park 10 Year

Interestingly, this sees a rather unusual cask combination: after first maturing for several years in an ex-bourbon casks, it was re-racked into another fresh ex-bourbon cask for finishing.

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.