Review #488 - Barrell Foundation Double Barrel Bourbon
Barrell Craft Spirits recently started a new series - a core range, bottled at 100 proof, which comes at a more approachable price point.
Review #487 - Kilchoman Loch Gorm (2023)
For the 2023 edition of the annual Loch Gorm release, Kilchoman distillery vatted together 22 casks.
Review #486 - New Riff High Note 8 Year 100% Malted Rye
Instead of choosing a strength of 50% ABV to go along with their typical bottled-in-bond presentation, New Riff chose to bottle this release at barrel proof.
Review #485 - Jim Beam Black 7 Year Bourbon
Early in 2024, Jim Beam released a new age-stated budget bourbon: a 7 year old Black version.
Review #484 - Found North Peregrine 2024 Release
The 2024 release of Peregrine gets a 1 year bump in age statement compared to the previous version, as well as a revised Cognac to New Oak finishing ratio.
Review #483 - Blackadder Benrinnes Raw Cask 15 Year Barbados Rum Cask Finish
This whisky is all natural - no chill filtration, no coloring added - and bottled at cask strength.
Review #482 - Russell's Reserve 6 Year Rye
Wild Turkey and their Russell's Reserve brand may be known more for their bourbons, but they also produce a selection of rye whiskies.
Review #481 - Arran Sherry Cask 'The Bodega'
This is a NAS cask strength single malt, the spirit of which matured in sherry hogsheads.
Review #480 - Adelphi Ben Nevis 10 Year Single Cask
Adelphi aged this single cask from Ben Nevis in an Oloroso sherry butt.
Review #479 - Early Time Bottled in Bond Bourbon
This brand changed hands in 2020, moving from the Brown-Forman portfolio into the hands of Sazerac.
Review #478 - Westland Garryana Edition 4|1 (2019)
The minimum aging time for these barrels was 3 years (44 months, to be specific), but there's a range of cask ages up to 5+ years involved.
Review #477 - SMWS 41.160 'What a Combination' - Dailuaine 12 Year
After spending 9 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, the spirit was transferred into a first fill Rivesaltes wine barrique.
Review #476 - Isle of Raasay Lightly Peated Hebridean Single Malt
Isle of Raasay refers to their maturation combination as 'Na Sia,' which translates to 'The Six.'
Review #475 - New Riff Silver Grove Rye (2024 Release)
In 2024, New Riff added a rye whisky to the Silver Grove range.
Review #474 - Fercullen 4 Year Marsala Single Cask - SNUG First Anniversary Pick
To celebrate their first anniversary, SNUG of Irvington bottled this Fercullen single cask pick at the end of 2024.
Review #473 - Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand
This squat bottling style can fetch a hefty sum at auction.
Review #472 - Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength - Sherry Cask Matured (2024)
Batch 10 of Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength is another sherry matured batch.
Review #471 - McCarthy's 5 Year Single Cask #157 - Westmoreland Liquor Pick
Most or all McCarthy's releases spend time aging in Garryana oak, a species native to the Pacific Northwest.
Review #470 - Compass Box Spice Tree
Balmenach and Glen Moray make up large portions of the blend, and the rest is comprised of their proprietary 'Highland Blend.'
Review #469 - Joseph A. Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch 176
Three types of casks are used for finishing for these blends: Armagnac, sherry, and Cognac.