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Year: <span>2023</span>

Year: 2023

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Review #468 – Holmes Cay Belize 2005: Rochester Barrel Pickers

Review #468 – Holmes Cay Belize 2005: Rochester Barrel Pickers
Rum  Belize / Holmes Cay / Rum February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023 Leave a comment

15 year single barrel rum from Belize bottled by Holmes Cay and selected by Rochester Barrel Pickers

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Review #467 – Cardinat 1984 35 Year Armagnac: K&L Wines

Review #467 – Cardinat 1984 35 Year Armagnac: K&L Wines
Armagnac / Brandy  Armagnac / Brandy / Cardinat February 20, 2023 February 20, 2023 Leave a comment

35 year cask strength Armagnac bottled for K&L Wines

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Review #466 – The Ultimate Whisky Company Bunnahabhain Staoisha 2013 6 Year

Review #466 – The Ultimate Whisky Company Bunnahabhain Staoisha 2013 6 Year
Scotch / Whisky  Bunnahabhain / Islay / Scotch / The Ultimate Whisky Company February 18, 2023 February 18, 2023 Leave a comment

6 Year peated Bunnahabhain bottled by The Ultimate Whisky Company

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Review #465 – The Ultimate Whisky Company Bunnahabhain Staoisha 2013 5 Year

Review #465 – The Ultimate Whisky Company Bunnahabhain Staoisha 2013 5 Year
Scotch / Whisky  Bunnahabhain / Islay / Scotch / The Ultimate Whisky Company February 18, 2023 February 18, 2023 Leave a comment

5 Year peated Bunnahabhain bottled by The Ultimate Whisky Company

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Review #464 – Balcones Rum: Specs Single Barrel

Review #464 – Balcones Rum: Specs Single Barrel
Rum  Balcones / Rum February 11, 2023 February 11, 2023 Leave a comment

2 Year single barrel rum made by Balcones and selected by Specs

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Review #463 – Privateer Distiller’s Drawer #108: New England Lot 1

Review #463 – Privateer Distiller’s Drawer #108: New England Lot 1
Rum  Privateer / Rum February 11, 2023 February 11, 2023 Leave a comment

8 cask blend of Privateer rum, 2-6 years old and a split of half column, half pot still.

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Review #462 – Smooth Ambler Revelation Rum Rye Cask Finish 1990

Review #462 – Smooth Ambler Revelation Rum Rye Cask Finish 1990
Rum  Rum / Smooth Ambler February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 Leave a comment

Blend of old Jamaican rums finished for a year in rye casks and bottled by Smooth Ambler.

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Review #461 – Longrow Red Cabernet Sauvignon

Review #461 – Longrow Red Cabernet Sauvignon
Scotch / Whisky  Longrow / Scotch / Springbank February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 Leave a comment

Peated Springbank aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon and then 3 years in Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon

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Review #460 – Longrow Red Pinot Noir

Review #460 – Longrow Red Pinot Noir
Scotch / Whisky  Longrow / Scotch / Springbank February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 Leave a comment

Peated Springbank aged for 8 years in ex-bourbon and then 3 years in refill Pinot Noir

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Review #459 – Rolling Fork Kentucky Cask Series El Salvador

Review #459 – Rolling Fork Kentucky Cask Series El Salvador
Rum  El Salvador / Rolling Fork / Rum February 4, 2023 February 4, 2023 Leave a comment

11 Year Rum from El Salvador bottled by US IB Rolling Fork

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