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Last year I found a bunch of these 375ml bottles of 2003 Jim Beam 8 Year at a corner store and scooped them up. This bourbon is like a great dive bar in a glass, best way I can think to describe it. Love it. Cheers! 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!

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Booker’s 30th Anniversary Limited Edition
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Booker’s 30th Anniversary Limited Edition

BOOKER’S BOURBON 30th Anniversary Limited Edition (2018) MASH BILL – 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% barley PROOF – 125.8 AGE … Continue reading Booker’s 30th Anniversary Limited Edition

Booker’s 2013-7
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Booker’s 2013-7

BOOKER’S BOURBON Batch 2013-7 MASH BILL – 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley PROOF – 128 AGE – small … Continue reading Booker’s 2013-7

Baker’s Single Barrel 7 Year
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Baker’s Single Barrel 7 Year

BAKER’S SINGLE BARREL 7 YEAR Date Filled 01-2011 / Warehouse CL-D / Serial No. 000157201 MASH BILL – 75% corn, … Continue reading Baker’s Single Barrel 7 Year

Laphroaig 12 Year Cask Strength Scotch
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Laphroaig 12 Year Cask Strength Scotch

LAPHROAIG 12 YEAR CASK STRENGTH SCOTCH bottled by Alexander Murray & Co in 2018 MASH BILL – 100% malted barley … Continue reading Laphroaig 12 Year Cask Strength Scotch

Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Revival
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Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Revival

WILD TURKEY MASTER’S KEEP REVIVAL Finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks (2018) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley … Continue reading Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Revival

Macduff 21 Year Single Malt Scotch
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Macduff 21 Year Single Malt Scotch

MACDUFF SINGLE MALT SCOTCH cask strength single barrel bottled for K&L (2018) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley   PROOF – … Continue reading Macduff 21 Year Single Malt Scotch

Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style
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Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

OLD FORESTER 1920 PROHIBITION STYLE MASH BILL – 72% corn, 18% rye, 10% barley PROOF – 115 AGE – NAS … Continue reading Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style

Old Elk Single Barrel Straight Wheat Whiskey
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Old Elk Single Barrel Straight Wheat Whiskey

OLD ELK SINGLE BARREL STRAIGHT WHEAT WHISKEY 2019 BevMo pick / Barrel 5 of 5 / Cask Strength MASH BILL … Continue reading Old Elk Single Barrel Straight Wheat Whiskey

A Whiskey Journey Part 2 – Checking In
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A Whiskey Journey Part 2 – Checking In

The start of a new year seems a good time to check in on a whiskey journey, to take stock … Continue reading A Whiskey Journey Part 2 – Checking In

Weller Store Pick #3 of 3 – Full Proof from K&L
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Weller Store Pick #3 of 3 – Full Proof from K&L

WELLER FULL PROOF Barrel 225, picked by K&L (2019) MASH BILL – Undisclosed mash of corn, wheat, and barley PROOF … Continue reading Weller Store Pick #3 of 3 – Full Proof from K&L

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