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To accompany my classic reading, a classic dry martini in the author’s preferred manner—12 to 1 ratio of gin to dry vermouth, ice cold, with lemon zest. Simple. Effective. Cheers! Doh! I thought I’d made my last bottle buys before my self-imposed June-to-June Year of Only 12 Bottle Buys kicks in, but then I found this. It had been lingering in the basement of a corner store near me since 2002 and they finally put it out. I’d assumed my city had long been picked clean of these old WT101s but yuh never know what might turn up. Cheers! These High West Rendezvous Ryes from back when they were blending 6-year MGP and 16-year Barton have a special luxuriousness to them. If you see one from 2017 or before gathering dust on some shelf and the price is still right, nab it. Cheers!

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Wild Turkey Distiller’s Reserve 12 Year
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Wild Turkey Distiller’s Reserve 12 Year

WILD TURKEY DISTILLER’S RESERVE Japanese Export (2022) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF – 101 … Continue reading Wild Turkey Distiller’s Reserve 12 Year

Templeton 10 Year Rye Single Barrel
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Templeton 10 Year Rye Single Barrel

TEMPLETON 10 YEAR RYE Single Barrel #2906 (2022) MASH BILL – 95% rye, 5% malted barley PROOF – 104 AGE … Continue reading Templeton 10 Year Rye Single Barrel

Wild Turkey Master’s Keep: Unforgotten
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Wild Turkey Master’s Keep: Unforgotten

WILD TURKEY MASTER’S KEEP: UNFORGOTTEN 2022 release MASH BILLS – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley / 37% corn, … Continue reading Wild Turkey Master’s Keep: Unforgotten

2022: Year of the Bundle
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2022: Year of the Bundle

The sales tactic of bundling less desired spirits with a sought-after bottle spiked in 2022. But is it working, or … Continue reading 2022: Year of the Bundle

Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheated Bourbon
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Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheated Bourbon

BUFFALO TRACE KOSHER WHEAT RECIPE 2022 release MASH BILL – 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% barley PROOF – 94 proof … Continue reading Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheated Bourbon

Trail’s End 10 Year – not (yet!) a victim of FOMO
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Trail’s End 10 Year – not (yet!) a victim of FOMO

TRAIL’S END 10 YEAR Kentucky bourbon finished in Oregon Garry Oak casks, brought down to proof with glacier-fed spring water … Continue reading Trail’s End 10 Year – not (yet!) a victim of FOMO

Revisiting: Willett Single Barrel Rye
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Revisiting: Willett Single Barrel Rye

WILLETT FAMILY ESTATE BOTTLED RYE Single Barrel #2253 (2019) MASH BILL – Unstated (likely their high-rye rye mash bill: 74% … Continue reading Revisiting: Willett Single Barrel Rye

Calumet Farm 16 Year
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Calumet Farm 16 Year

CALUMET FARM SINGLE RACK BLACK 16 YEAR Released 2022 MASH BILL – 74% corn, 18% rye, 8% barley PROOF – … Continue reading Calumet Farm 16 Year

Notes on Whiskey Notes
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Notes on Whiskey Notes

Meta? It’s at least a bit meta, for sure. (Aren’t most things in the iEra?) But the purposes of whiskey … Continue reading Notes on Whiskey Notes

Redemption Wheated Bourbon
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Redemption Wheated Bourbon

REDEMPTION WHEATED BOURBON Batch 002 (2018) MASH BILL – 51% corn, 45% Winter wheat, 4% malted barley PROOF – 96 … Continue reading Redemption Wheated Bourbon

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