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We have a winner. A solid average age, cask strength ABV, excellent and approachable complexity, and I picked it up on sale to boot. Slàinte! This stuff was dark and broody and I loved every sip. Among the few whiskies I’ve bought a back up of since getting out of the back-up habit. This final pour is of that back up, so, farewell Laphroaig Cairdeas 2024. It’s been a lovely stormy ride. Sláinte! My favorite Manhattan riff, the Rob Roy, here made with MacLean’s Nose Blended Scotch, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters. And look at that color! That’s not AI just the real deal. Cheers!

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Fukano 10 Year Whisky
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Fukano 10 Year Whisky

FUKANO WHISKY 10 Year Release (2020) MASH BILL – 100% rice, combining malted and un-malted PROOF – 80.4 AGE – … Continue reading Fukano 10 Year Whisky

Kilchoman Sanaig Islay Single Malt Whisky
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Kilchoman Sanaig Islay Single Malt Whisky

KILCHOMAN SANAIG early 2022 release MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – Kilchoman … Continue reading Kilchoman Sanaig Islay Single Malt Whisky

Lost Lantern 2021 Single Cask #5 – St. George Spirits California Single Malt Whiskey
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Lost Lantern 2021 Single Cask #5 – St. George Spirits California Single Malt Whiskey

LOST LANTERN 2021 SINGLE CASK #5 St. George Spirits Single Malt MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 107.3 … Continue reading Lost Lantern 2021 Single Cask #5 – St. George Spirits California Single Malt Whiskey

Sunlight in a Glass – on nostalgia and whiskey
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Sunlight in a Glass – on nostalgia and whiskey

Sunlight, sunset, sunrise… Glowing, smoldering, sparkling… There are many ways to express in words the light that seems to emanate … Continue reading Sunlight in a Glass – on nostalgia and whiskey

77 Whiskey Cask Strength 7-Year American Single Malt
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77 Whiskey Cask Strength 7-Year American Single Malt

77 WHISKEY AMERICAN SINGLE MALT Single barrel #20190003 selected by Seelbach’s (2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – … Continue reading 77 Whiskey Cask Strength 7-Year American Single Malt

Rebel Yell 10 Year Single Barrel – from 2016? 2019? Hard to say…
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Rebel Yell 10 Year Single Barrel – from 2016? 2019? Hard to say…

REBEL YELL 10 YEAR SINGLE BARREL Barrel #5008656 MASH BILL – undisclosed, though it’s generally known to be Heaven Hill’s … Continue reading Rebel Yell 10 Year Single Barrel – from 2016? 2019? Hard to say…

The Old Man of the Mountain – Bottled in Bond Bourbon
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The Old Man of the Mountain – Bottled in Bond Bourbon

THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN Bottled in Bond – Batch 11 (2021) MASH BILL – 82.4% organic yellow corn, … Continue reading The Old Man of the Mountain – Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Buffalo Trace – Store Pick!
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Buffalo Trace – Store Pick!

BUFFALO TRACE Single barrel #200 selected by Royal Liquors, San Francisco (2021) MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 … Continue reading Buffalo Trace – Store Pick!

Revisiting: W.B. Saffell Batch 1 alongside a standard release RR SiB
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Revisiting: W.B. Saffell Batch 1 alongside a standard release RR SiB

W.B. SAFFELL Batch 1 (2019) MASH BILL – Wild Turkey (75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley) PROOF – 107 AGE … Continue reading Revisiting: W.B. Saffell Batch 1 alongside a standard release RR SiB

Have you heard of Capital Liquors Project Straight Rye Malt Whisky?
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Have you heard of Capital Liquors Project Straight Rye Malt Whisky?

CAPITAL! Cask #2015-02 (bottled late 2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted rye PROOF – 106.8 AGE – 5 years DISTILLERY … Continue reading Have you heard of Capital Liquors Project Straight Rye Malt Whisky?

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