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When I want a momentary detour from whiskey, I make my way through the many recipes in Alice Lascelles’ excellent book on the Martini. This one is a variation on the Perfect Martini—2oz Botanist Dry gin, 0.25oz each of dry and sweet vermouth, stirred. This “Islay Mystery” was a cask strength single barrel of Ardbeg, aged 26 years. It was bottled by @klwines under their Faultline label. I do hope this early outing in their revived secondary bottling pursuits is a sign of more to come, because this bottle was incredible. Sláinte! Finally making my first foray into Ardnamurchan. I’ve sipped a few here and there but hadn’t yet brought a bottle home. And this 2025 10 Year makes a mighty impressive intro. It’s right up there with Springbank for complexity and balance. Sláinte!

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Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #6
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Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #6

BARDSTOWN DISCOVERY #6 released 2021 MASH BILLS – 68% 75/13/12 Kentucky; 16% 84/8/8 Tennessee; 16% 75/21/4 Indiana (corn/rye/barley) PROOF – … Continue reading Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery #6

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

Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye
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Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye

CORBIN CASH 1917 MERCED RYE Distillery-only barrel proof release (2021) MASH BILL – 100% rye PROOF – 123 AGE – … Continue reading Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye

Wyoming Whiskey Private Stock Bourbon – Store Pick!
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Wyoming Whiskey Private Stock Bourbon – Store Pick!

WYOMING WHISKEY PRIVATE STOCK Single barrel 6113 selected by K&L (2020) MASH BILL – 68% corn, 20% winter wheat, 12% … Continue reading Wyoming Whiskey Private Stock Bourbon – Store Pick!

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