Review #508 - Single Cask Nation Aberfeldy 10 Year Single Cask
On their website, Single Cask Nation describes their spirits as 'bottled by whisky geeks for whisky geeks.'
Review #507 - Little Book Chapter 7: 'In Retrospect'
There's a lot going on in this blend - will all of those pieces combine into a cohesive tasting experience?
Review #506 - Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon Batch 3
Bib & Tucker employ a secondary maturation period in separate new barrels, which have been heavily charred and smoked for a more intense oak flavor.
Review #505 - Glengoyne 12 Year
Several decades ago, the distillery was actually classified as a Lowland single malt producer.
Review #504 - Bardstown Origin Series Bottled-In-Bond 6 Year Bourbon
In recent years, Bardstown Bourbon Co. have begun to integrate their own distillate into their blends, and they've started a series of releases that are entirely their own distillate.
Review #503 - Laphroaig Cairdeas Warehouse 1
In 2022, Laphroaig's annual Cairdeas series saw the release of an edition titled 'Warehouse 1.’
Review #502 - Blackadder Raw Cask 'A Drop of the Irish' 2024 Single Cask
It's a 2024 single cask selected by Dram Hunters, specifically cask BA DROP 2024-02.
Review #501 - Kilkerran Heavily Peated Batch 8
The cask makeup for these batches is mostly ex-bourbon, though there is some variation.
Review #500 - Pappy Van Winkle's 15 Year Family Reserve
While many bourbons from the Buffalo Trace distillery are highly sought after, this is one of the hardest to find.
Review #499 - Ol' New Riff 6 Year Rye
The barrel entry proof for these casks was quite low by modern standards: 51.5% ABV, or 103 proof.
Review #498 - Ardbeg An Oa Re-Review
Ardbeg's An Oa is supposed to be the most approachable single malt of their core range.
Review #497 - Port Askaig 15 Year Single Cask (2006)
After distillation in 2006, this cask was aged for 15 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead.
Review #496 - Penderyn Icons of Wales Hiraeth
Penderyn's 'Icons of Wales' series celebrates famous people, events, or other things associated with Wales.
Review #495 - New Riff Single Barrel Bourbon - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Anthony Salerno'
Another Wiseguy Lounge pick that follows the speakeasy-style bar's gangster theme.
Review #493 - High West A Midwinter Nights Dram Act 11 Scene 7
For their annual limited release of A Midwinter Nights Dram, High West finishes rye whisky in Port wine barrels.
Review #493 - Bowmore 12 Year Re-Review
Today, we're revisiting an Islay single malt staple: the 12 Year Old from Bowmore.
Review #492 - Knob Creek 11 Year Single Barrel Select - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Lucky Luciano'
This single barrel selection comes in at 11 years old - a nice age statement on a modern version of Knob Creek.
Review #491 - Angel's Envy Cask Strength Bourbon Finished in Port Wine Barrels (2020)
This year's batch was bottled at 60.2% ABV (120.4 proof)
Review #490 - Single Malts of Scotland Laphroaig 9 Year Single Cask
Coming from cask number 188, this whisky was aged in a hogshead after distillation in 2013.
Review #489 - Compass Box Menagerie
The thought process behind this blended malt was to create a whisky that combined the heavier, more meaty components from Scotland's distilleries.