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Toasting the day with this colorful riff on a kind of Martini meets Orange Blossom cocktail. (see 📸 2 for ratios) What should I call it? Cheers! Not bad. Very herbal, oaky, with dried raspberry adding a bit of sweetness. The last Four Roses OESO I had was a cask strength SiB aged ~10 years and it was also quite dry at uncorking. In time it aired out in a sweeter direction. Perhaps this will do the same. Cheers! New notes on a 2018 bottle of REDBREAST 12 YEAR. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on this Irish classic in a release from its previous label era. Sláinte!

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Comparison: Two Courage & Conviction Single Malts – Bourbon Cask & Dr. Jim Swan Batch
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Comparison: Two Courage & Conviction Single Malts – Bourbon Cask & Dr. Jim Swan Batch

COURAGE & CONVICTION BOURBON CASK Batch: Nancy Fraley (2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – … Continue reading Comparison: Two Courage & Conviction Single Malts – Bourbon Cask & Dr. Jim Swan Batch

Home Base Single Malt Whiskey
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Home Base Single Malt Whiskey

HOME BASE SINGLE MALT Batch 1 (July 2021) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 92 AGE – 3 … Continue reading Home Base Single Malt Whiskey

Sam Houston 15 Year – or, Is Too Much Great Bourbon Possible?
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Sam Houston 15 Year – or, Is Too Much Great Bourbon Possible?

SAM HOUSTON 15 YEAR Release No. 6 Batch MO-1 (2021) MASH BILL – 74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley … Continue reading Sam Houston 15 Year – or, Is Too Much Great Bourbon Possible?

High West Distillery’s Bourye Limited Sighting – 2017
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High West Distillery’s Bourye Limited Sighting – 2017

BOURYE Batch 17A13 (2017) MASH BILL – blend of MGP rye and bourbon (Rye: 95% rye / 5% barley; Bourbon … Continue reading High West Distillery’s Bourye Limited Sighting – 2017

Willett Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Rye – Store Pick!
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Willett Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Rye – Store Pick!

WILLETT SiB RYE Barrel #980 selected by K&L (2019) MASH BILL – unstated PROOF – 114.2 AGE – 6 years … Continue reading Willett Family Estate Bottled Single Barrel Rye – Store Pick!

Remember This? ☞ Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut!
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Remember This? ☞ Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut!

JIM BEAM DISTILLER’S CUT Limited Release (2017) MASH BILL – 77% corn, 13% rye, 10% malted barley PROOF – 100 … Continue reading Remember This? ☞ Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut!

Why is “smooth” so thorny?
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Why is “smooth” so thorny?

It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about movies or theater, carpentry or gardening, baseball or chess… Most any such pursuit … Continue reading Why is “smooth” so thorny?

Baller Single Malt Whiskey
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Baller Single Malt Whiskey

BALLER SINGLE MALT WHISKEY MASH BILL – 100% American barley (predominately two-row pale malted barley, the remainder lightly roasted) PROOF … Continue reading Baller Single Malt Whiskey

Old Carter Small Batch Bourbon #9
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Old Carter Small Batch Bourbon #9

OLD CARTER SMALL BATCH BOURBON Batch #9 (2021) MASH BILL – Unstated PROOF – 116.8 AGE – NAS DISTILLERY – … Continue reading Old Carter Small Batch Bourbon #9

Solomon Scott Rye Whiskey – Single Barrel Pick!
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Solomon Scott Rye Whiskey – Single Barrel Pick!

SOLOMON SCOTT RYE Single Barrel #172 selected by Seelbach’s (2021) MASH BILL – 60% rye, 35% corn, 5% malted barley … Continue reading Solomon Scott Rye Whiskey – Single Barrel Pick!

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