Review #1133 | Bourbon Review #569 – Cabin Still The Schtick: Cabin Still is a bottom shelf bourbon produced by Heaven Hill. Distiller: Heaven Hill Bottler: Heaven Hill Selection: N/A ABV: 40% ABV Age: NAS Nose: Light, earthy, ethanol. Not a ton going on here, but the ethanol is apparent. Taste: Think with some heat. Earthy and musty, good bit of caramel and …
Review #1132 | Scotch Review #383 – Kilchoman 5yr Red Wine Douro Cask The Schtick: This is a Kilchoman release featuring 5 years of full maturation in a Portugese Douro wine cask. It was distilled in 2012 and bottled in 2017, and was bottled at 50% ABV with no coloring or filtering. Stock image from Google/SingleMaltAlliance. …
Review #1131 | Bourbon Review #568 – Bernheim 8yr Wheat Whiskey The Schtick: This is a wheat whiskey distilled at Bernheim. Wheated bourbon are aften placed at the height of the bourbon craze, although wheat whiskeys appear to escape relatively unscathed. Distiller: Bernheim Bottler: Bernheim Selection: N/A ABV: 45% ABV Age: 7 Years Nose: Soft sweet, lots of honey and caramel. Faint …
Review #1130 | Scotch Review #382 – Arran 18yr Maltman 1996 Port Cask The Schtick: This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Arran distillery. It was aged for 18 years (distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2015) and was matured in a port cask. It was bottled at 46% ABV with no coloring or …
Review #1129 | Bourbon Review #567 – Barrell 13yr Canadian Rye Batch L940 The Schtick: This is a sourced rye bottled for Barrell Spirits. It was distilled at Alberta in Canada, and was aged for 13 years before being bottled at cask strength, with no coloring or filtering. Distiller: Undisclosed Canadian Bottler: Barrell Selection: N/A ABV: 63.45% ABV Age: 13 Years …
Review #1128 | Scotch Review #381 – Compass Box Great King Street, Artists Blend Single Marrying Cask, Bounty Hunter Selection The Schtick: This is a single marrying cask from Compass Box’s GKS Artist Blend line of expressions. It was finished in a lowland grain whiskey cask for just shy of a year, and yieled 228 bottles. …
Review #1127 | Bourbon Review #566 – Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof The Schtick: This is a single barrel offering from Jack Daniels that is bottled at barrel proof with no coloring or filtering. I’ve seen some level of success with these in the past, although my current opinion is that in the past the …
Review #1126 | Ketel One Botanical: Peach & Orange Blossom The Schtick: This is a vodka base product released by Ketel One. It features botanicals and some added flavor without the addition of sugar or sweeteners. Distiller: Ketel One Bottler: Ketel One ABV: 30% ABV Age: N/A Nose: Powerful peach essence, sweet vanilla, faint citrus and a light butter cream presence. …
Review #1125 | Scotch Review #380 – The Glenrothes 20yr Cadenhead’s 1997, Bounty Hunter Selection The Schtick: This is an independent bottling of Glenrothes spirit by Cadenheads that was selected for the Napa, California retailer Bounty Hunter Wine and Spirits. It was matured in a sherry butt and bottled at cask strength without filtering or coloring. …
Review #1124 | Bourbon Review #565 – Widow Jane 10yr Bourbon Whiskey The Schtick: This is a sourced blend of bourbons distilled in Kentucky and blended and bottled by Widow Jane in Brooklyn, NY. Distiller: Undisclosed Kentucky Distiller Bottler: Widow Jane ABV: 45.5% ABV Age: 10 Years Nose: Oak, honey, caramel and some vanilla. Mild tannins, but not too dry. No …