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Tag: 18 Year

Port Charlotte Islay Single Malt 18 Year (2025)
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Port Charlotte Islay Single Malt 18 Year (2025)

PORT CHARLOTTE 18 YEAR 2025 Release MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 103 AGE – 18 years DISTILLERY … Continue reading Port Charlotte Islay Single Malt 18 Year (2025)

Hakata 18 Year Japanese Whisky
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Hakata 18 Year Japanese Whisky

HAKATA WHISKY AGED 18 YEARS Aged in a sherry cask (2023) MASH BILL – 100% barley, using koji for fermentation … Continue reading Hakata 18 Year Japanese Whisky

What’s the funk?
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What’s the funk?

Whiskey fans sometimes refer to a flavor note they call “funk.” What is that? This descriptor often gets applied to … Continue reading What’s the funk?

Comparison: Two Hotaling’s Single Malt Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskeys – aged 18 and 17 years
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Comparison: Two Hotaling’s Single Malt Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskeys – aged 18 and 17 years

OLD POTRERO HOTALING’S WHISKEY single barrel bottled in bond release, bottle 77 of 225 (2013) MASH BILL – 100% malted … Continue reading Comparison: Two Hotaling’s Single Malt Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskeys – aged 18 and 17 years

WhistlePig 10 Year (actually 1 month shy of 18 years!) Cask Strength Single Barrel – Store Pick!
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WhistlePig 10 Year (actually 1 month shy of 18 years!) Cask Strength Single Barrel – Store Pick!

WHISTLEPIG 10 YEAR SINGLE BARREL RYE  Barrel #20234 selected by K&L (2021) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 112.5 … Continue reading WhistlePig 10 Year (actually 1 month shy of 18 years!) Cask Strength Single Barrel – Store Pick!

Comparison: Two Wine Casked Single Malts – Aberfeldy 18 Year + Courage & Conviction Cuvée
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Comparison: Two Wine Casked Single Malts – Aberfeldy 18 Year + Courage & Conviction Cuvée

ABERFELDY 18 YEAR Batch 2920 finished in Pauillac Bordeaux Casks (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 86 … Continue reading Comparison: Two Wine Casked Single Malts – Aberfeldy 18 Year + Courage & Conviction Cuvée

Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!
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Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!

OLD POTRERO STRAIGHT RYE single barrel #10 selected by K&L (2020) MASH BILL – 100% malted rye PROOF – 124.86 … Continue reading Comparison: Two Old Potrero Single Malt Ryes – a Cask Strength Store Pick and the 18 Year Bottled in Bond!

Elijah Craig Straight Rye
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Elijah Craig Straight Rye

ELIJAH CRAIG STRAIGHT RYE MASH BILL – 51% Rye, 35% Corn, 14% Malted Barley PROOF – 94 AGE – NAS … Continue reading Elijah Craig Straight Rye

WhistlePig 10 Year (actually 17+ years!) Cask Strength Single Barrel – Store Pick!
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WhistlePig 10 Year (actually 17+ years!) Cask Strength Single Barrel – Store Pick!

WHISTLEPIG 10 YEAR SINGLE BARREL RYE Barrel #20201 selected by K&L (2020) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 112.5 … Continue reading WhistlePig 10 Year (actually 17+ years!) Cask Strength Single Barrel – Store Pick!

Jefferson’s Presidential Select 20 Year
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Jefferson’s Presidential Select 20 Year

JEFFERSON’S PRESIDENTIAL SELECT 20 YEAR Batch 1, Bottle 0390, UK release (2016) MASH BILL – Unknown PROOF – 94 AGE … Continue reading Jefferson’s Presidential Select 20 Year

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