I ended up ordering the 2015 Small Batch Four Roses and then the JM Single Barrel Cask FR bottle.
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★ Whiskey: High West Rendezvous Rye (Finished in Port Barrels) – 50.9%
I received this 2 ounce sample from a friend and was really impressed so I decided to post some notes here: Color : Amber orange grapes juice Aroma: honey, cinnamon and clove aroma. With baked cookies and orange marmalade. Taste: Lots of port wine with rye spice that lingers. Orange, cinnamon, burnt tobacco. A lot …
★ Whiskey Porn: Bourbonr’s Old Scout Cask Strength 10 Year
BourbonR.com’s 3rd Barrel Pick just arrived. This is an Old Scout Bourbon Whiskey aged 10 years and bottled at 54.9% ABV. It was packaged and delivered to Broudy’s in my hometown of St. Augustine, FL and I had to have it sent to Vermont due to our state’s beverage laws. I look forward to trying …
★ Whiskey: Belated Birthday Gift from Heather
This came a little late due to some delays with the engraving process but Heather bought a “Marquis by Waterford Vintage Hour Glass Decanter” for me with my initials. I think it’s beautiful and of course a great place to drink whiskey that I plan on consuming quickly (aka, the cheap stuff). I did some …
★ Whiskey: Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye
I was amazed at how great the distro was in Florida for Bourbon & Rye. New Hampshire has an intense tariff aka tax they impose on each new label to enter the state so many one-off releases don’t come here and the market in Massachusetts is akin to Illinois where 500 people are all searching …
★ High West Rendezvous Rye, Manhattan Barrel Finish from Binny’s Chicago
Pictured 2nd from the left, I grabbed this bottle at random while in Chicago and tonight, I’ll be finishing it and enjoying this great rye for the last time. I don’t do later-reviews that often but this and this year’s Sazerac 18 are probably my favorite Rye Whiskeys I’ve had the chance to sample. This …
★ Scotch Reviews: 1990 Signatory Auchroisk 22 year
I like to pretend that I know what I’m talking about when it comes to distilled spirits but I don’t. I generally follow recommendations from friends or from store-staff and in this case, Binny’s has some selections of Scotch from Signatory and Masters of Malt and this was recommended as a nice low-peat high-age Cask …
★ I’m not ordering from Crush Wine anymore
Received this today: There are a lot of ways to sell these hard to get Bourbon and Rye bottles. You can do a lottery, raffle or offer them to your most loyal customers but what you shouldn’t do is jack up the price. I don’t care that Old Rip van Winkle 10 year goes for …
★ Travel: Jack Rose Whiskey Bar in Washington DC
Mostly, this post is for people searching Google for “Jack Rose DC Menu and Prices” because I couldn’t find anything online that listed the prices. Unfortunately, most of the menu is permanently sold out which is a bummer. If you’re a whiskey aficionado, walk in on a slow night and order an Ardbeg or Willet, …
★ Whiskey: My first Scotch Tasting
Lately, I’ve been trying more Bourbon & Rye Whisky but Scotch is so unknown to me I needed a push from a friend to try more options. He happens to have a lot of Scotch so we did a tasting last night of a few of his favorites. I took some notes and photos: Springbank …