Review #828 | /r/Scotch Review #279 – Scotch Malt Whisky Society 30.100: Glenrothes 20yr “An Abundance of Fruit Cake” The Schtick: This is a 20 year old bottling of distillate produced at The Glenrothes and bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society after spending 20 years in an ex-sherry 2nd fill butt. Distiller: The Glenrothes …
**Review #827 | /r/Brandy Review #26 – 1986 Domaine de Baraillon 30 Year Old K&L Exclusive Armagnac ** The Schtick: “Just in time for the 30-year birthday parties of 2016 comes the 1986 vintage from Domaine de Baraillon, one of the most beloved of the small Armagnac produces we work with exclusively here at K&L. …
Review #826 | /r/Bourbon Review #446 – Big Bottom 3yr Bourbon The Schtick: This is a bourbon that is contract distilled and bottled by Big Bottom in Oregon. It is listed as a straight bourbon, is 3 years old and is bottled at 45.5% ABV. It features a 36% rye mashbill. This is day 5 …
Review #825 | /r/Scotch Review #278 – Talisker 10 The Schtick: Talisker 10 is a core line expression released by the Diageo owned Talisker distillery. It is produced on the Island of Skye, where it is the only distillery. Somehow, I’ve made it this far without reviewing it, which I figured needed to be fixed …
Review #824 | /r/Brandy Review #25 – Pierre Ferrand Réserve The Schtick: “The Reserve bottling from Pierre Ferrand has an average age of 20 year old cognac. Their eaux-de-vie are aged in 270 liter Limousin oak barrels. As with all of their products, the grapes were sourced only from the Grande Champagne region, the highest …
Review #823 | /r/Bourbon Review #445 – Royal Rye 20yr The Schtick: This was a blind sample that was sent to me. I reviewed it live on the Whiskey Network Discord server, then got the reveal in order to fill in relevant details here. This is the 5th day in the Craft Whisky Crackdown. Rye Royal 20yr …
Review #822 | /r/Scotch Review #277 – Scotch Malt Whisky Society 5.48 Auchentoshan 14yr “Stave New World” The Schtick: “This Auchentoshan single cask release from The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has been aged for 14 years in a 2nd fill ex-sherry butt. SMWS 5.48 ‘Stave New World’, distilled in 2000 is one of only 246 bottles …
Review #821 | /r/Brandy Review #24 – 1995 Château de Briat 20 Year Old Vintage Armagnac The Schtick: “Château de Briat is operated by the Baron de Pichon-Longueville’s great, great-grandson, Stêphane de Luze, who represents the fifth generation of the family to make Armagnac at the former hunting lodge of Henry IV. Distilled from Baco, the …
Review #820 | /r/Bourbon Review #444 – John J. Bowman Single Barrel Bourbon The Schtick: This is a release from the Bowman line, which is Buffalo Trace distillate that is repeat distilled at the Bowman facility. This is a single barrel offering from them. I included this in the the Craft Whiskey Crackdown because most unassuming …
Review #819 | /r/Scotch Review #276 – Scotch Malt Whisky Society 30.87: Glenrothes 14yr “A Skinny Dipping Dram” The Schtick: This is a 14 year old bottling of Glenrothes distillate that has spent some period of time maturing in a refill port pipe. It is bottled at cask strength, NCF, no color added, by the SMWS. …