New Expert Spirit Reviews - February 14, 2024 - Tres Generaciones 50th Anniversary Añejo, Bushmills Private Reserve Collection, Traveller Whiskey and More!
Check out the latest spirits reviewed by our Tasting Table experts! Photo Credit: Tres Generaciones
Feb 14, 2024
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12This is one of four bottlings in the inaugural limited edition Private Reserve collection which features rare cask finishes. Crafted by Master Blender Alex Thomas, each single malt is triple distilled and made with 100% unpeated barley. Aged for a minimum of 12 years, this release was finished in tequila casks. Bottled at 95 proof, this is available beginning December 4, 2023 via Flaviar and at select retailers nationwide. (SRP $74.99)
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11This is one of four bottlings in the inaugural limited edition Private Reserve collection which features rare cask finishes. Crafted by Master Blender Alex Thomas, each single malt is triple distilled and made with 100% unpeated barley. Aged for a minimum of 10 years, this release was finished in plum brandy casks. Bottled at 92 proof, this is available beginning December 4, 2023 via Flaviar and at select retailers nationwide. (SRP $59.99)
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10This is one of four bottlings in the inaugural limited edition Private Reserve collection which features rare cask finishes. Crafted by Master Blender Alex Thomas, each single malt is triple distilled and made with 100% unpeated barley. Aged for a minimum of 10 years, this release was finished in Bordeaux casks. Bottled at 93 proof, this is available beginning December 4, 2023 via Flaviar and at select retailers nationwide. (SRP $59.99)
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9This is one of four bottlings in the inaugural limited edition Private Reserve collection which features rare cask finishes. Crafted by Master Blender Alex Thomas, each single malt is triple distilled and made with 100% unpeated barley. Aged for a minimum of 10 years, this release was finished in a Burgundy wine cask. Bottled at 94 proof, this is available beginning December 4, 2023 via Flaviar and at select retailers nationwide. (SRP $59.99)
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8Traveller Whiskey was made in collaboration with American singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Trace Distillery. After experimenting with 50 different blends, Blend No. 40 was selected for bottling under the supervision of Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley. Bottled and blended at Buffalo Trace Distillery at 90 proof, this blended whiskey is available nationwide beginning January 1, 2024. (SRP $39.99)
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7For Discovery Series #11, Bardstown Bourbon Co. blended three different Kentucky straight bourbon whiskies together, each with a different mash bill. The bulk (73%) of the blend was aged 13 years followed by a 10 year (21%) and a 6 year bourbon (6%) which was distilled at BBCo. Unconventionally, that 6 year bourbon was matured exclusively in French oak barrels. This release marks the first Discovery Series bottling to include a bourbon that was estate-distilled at BBCo. Around 3,000 9L cases will be available through the Bardstown Bourbon Co. gift shop, at retailers in 24 states and online beginning October 6, 2023. (SRP $139.99)
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6This is the first of three limited edition 2024 releases for this expression, marking its 12th year. It is a bourbon that is matured a total of 10 years and 9 months. It is bottled non chill-filtered and uncut at 119.0 proof. Available beginning January 2024. (SRP $74.99)
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5Red Stave is a limited edition bottling featuring a Kentucky straight bourbon (70% corn, 21% rye, 9% malted barley) which is then finished in California wine barrels. Specifically, J. Wilkes Petite Syrah from the Paso Robles Highlands District were used here. Bottled at 102.4 proof, this release is packaged in a Prohibition era tin for holiday gift giving. Available nationwide at retailers and online merchants as of September 2023. (SRP $199.99)
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4This expression is made from 100% blue Weber agave grown in Jalisco. It is produced by the Vivanco Family in Arandas. The agave is cooked in brick ovens and crushed with a roller mill, fermented via the "Mozart Method" using rum and champagne yeasts. It is twice distilled and rested in heavily charred American oak, then bottled additive-free at 80 proof. NOTE: The brand changed distiller locations from Tequila to the Highlands and the packaging has been updated. Updated versions will have NOM 1414 listed. (SRP $54.99)
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3Siempre Tequila Plata is distilled from 100% blue weber agave grown on Vivanco Estate Farms in Jalisco and produced at Viva Mexico distillery (NOM 1414) overseen by master distiller Sergio Cruz. The agave is cooked in a brick oven and mashed with a roller mill, and is fermented via the "Mozart Method" with a blend of rum and champagne yeasts. It is twice distilled on copper pot stills. It is bottled unaged and additive free at 80 proof. NOTE: The brand changed distiller locations from Tequila to the Highlands and the packaging has been updated. Updated versions will have NOM 1414 listed. (SRP $49.99)
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2Código 1530 Cristalino Reposado is made with 100% blue weber agave from Tequila Valley, Jalisco. It's a blend of reposado tequila aged in French oak cabernet wine barrels blended with 6 year-old Origen Extra Añejo finished in French Cognac casks. It goes through a charcoal filtering and oxygenation process prior to bottling. Available beginning December 2023. (SRP $89.99)
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1This limited edition expression was inspired by the original 1973 Añejo recipe crafted by Don Francisco Javier Sauza. Made with 100% blue Weber agave, this 50th Anniversary Añejo was oven-cooked and tahona-crushed. Then it was double-distilled in copper pot stills and aged for 14 months in American white oak barrels which were charred in-house before filling. The tequila is packaged in a green ceramic bottled which was inspired by the original 1973 decanter. Available in limited quantities nationwide beginning November 2023. (SRP $199.99)