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Poland Bar Hop Pt4: I don’t usually go for hotel bars, but the bartenders at Cloud One Hotel in Gdansk do it up right. During my stay I tried their Old Town house cocktail (recipe 📸7), a Rob Roy with Ardbeg 10, and a Martini made with a Gdansk vodka brand and lime zest. All expertly built and quite good. Plus the bar looks surreal, like you’re floating in champagne. Na zdrowie! New notes on a 2014 PURE KENTUCKY XO. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on this pre-“Willett” release from Willet’s NDP days. Were those better days for the PKXO? Cheers! Poland Bar Hop Pt3: Located in the Old Town center of Gdansk, the rather literally named Craft Cocktails lives up to its name with an extensive and creative menu. I had the Almost There (recipe 📸 6) and despite being a whiskey cocktail if you’d told me it was a Mojito variation I might have believed you. Very refreshing anyway. And the 1930s art deco atmosphere manages to be both that and casual. Good joint. Na zdrowie!

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Tag: Japanese export

Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year
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Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year

WILD TURKEY 101 8 Year Age-Stated Japanese Export (2021) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF … Continue reading Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year

Comparison: Evan Williams 12 Year from 2023 & 1983
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Comparison: Evan Williams 12 Year from 2023 & 1983

EVAN WILLIAMS 12 YEAR Japanese export samples from 2023 & 1983 MASH BILL – 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted … Continue reading Comparison: Evan Williams 12 Year from 2023 & 1983

Comparison: Wild Turkey 101 8-Year from 2021 & 1978
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Comparison: Wild Turkey 101 8-Year from 2021 & 1978

WILD TURKEY 101 8 Year Age-Stated Japanese Export (2021) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF … Continue reading Comparison: Wild Turkey 101 8-Year from 2021 & 1978

Comparison: Two 8-Year Wild Turkey 101s – 70th Anniversary / Japanese Export
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Comparison: Two 8-Year Wild Turkey 101s – 70th Anniversary / Japanese Export

WILD TURKEY 101 Jimmy Russell 70th Anniversary Release (2024) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley PROOF – … Continue reading Comparison: Two 8-Year Wild Turkey 101s – 70th Anniversary / Japanese Export

Dusty Whiskeys – are they worth it?
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Dusty Whiskeys – are they worth it?

“Dusty” is a term colloquial to the whiskey fan community. What does it mean exactly? And what’s “a dusty” worth? … Continue reading Dusty Whiskeys – are they worth it?

Wild Turkey 101 8 Year (and…)
The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Wild Turkey 101 8 Year (and…)

WILD TURKEY 101 8 YEAR Japanese Export (bottled January 9, 2023) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% barley … Continue reading Wild Turkey 101 8 Year (and…)

Tokyo & Kyoto Bar Hop 東京と京都 はしご酒
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Tokyo & Kyoto Bar Hop 東京と京都 はしご酒

I recently spent ten days in Japan. Naturally I visited some bars and hit some whisky shops. This account of … Continue reading Tokyo & Kyoto Bar Hop 東京と京都 はしご酒

Comparison: Time and Two “Pre-Fire” Heaven Hill Bourbons
P.O.V., The Year of No Buying, What's on the red table?

Comparison: Time and Two “Pre-Fire” Heaven Hill Bourbons

ANDERSON CLUB Japanese export; bottled in 2005; distilled in 1990 or prior MASH BILL – unstated (likely 78% Corn, 10% … Continue reading Comparison: Time and Two “Pre-Fire” Heaven Hill Bourbons

Anderson Club Aged 15 Years (Pre-Fire Heaven Hill!)
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Anderson Club Aged 15 Years (Pre-Fire Heaven Hill!)

ANDERSON CLUB Japanese export; bottled in 2005; distilled in 1990 or prior MASH BILL – undisclosed PROOF – 86 AGE … Continue reading Anderson Club Aged 15 Years (Pre-Fire Heaven Hill!)

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

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