Tastes
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A delicate Agave Spirt from Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico crafted with Weber Azul Agave that is cooked in stone/brick ovens; fermented in stainless steel tanks; double distilled in Stainless Pot Still that has a Copper Coil & has 2% Agave nectar added before bottling at 35% ABV. It has a delicate birth with notes of cooked agave, citrus, nuts, herbs & spices; while a smooth life adds notes of orange, mint & anise; that leads to a quick & balanced death with notes of Agave nectar, white pepper, almonds & leather. November 202244.99 USD per Bottle
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King's Creek Black Label Honey Flavored Sour Mash Whiskey
Flavored Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed August 8, 2024A rich, flavored Whiskey, from Tennessee made by blending sour mash whiskey; that has a mash bill of mostly corn, some rye & barley, that is slow filtered through charcoal maple chips before being aged for 4 years, while caramel & honey are infused. It has an aromatic birth with notes of grain oak & spices; while a rich & full life adds notes of caramel & honey; that leads to a quick & delicate death. December 2021 / August 2022 / 202416.99 USD per Bottle -
Suavecito Cristalino Reposado Tequila
Tequila Reposado — Jalisco (Los Valles), Mexico
Reviewed August 8, 2024A rich, organic & kosher Agave Spirit by Suavecito Distilery [NOM 1424] in Jalisco (Los Valles), Mexico. It is crafted in stainless steel, then aged 8 months in ex-Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey barrels before being carbon filtered & bottled at 35% ABV with 2% Agave nectar added. It has an aromatic nose of cooked agave, earth, wood, flowers, herbs & spices; while a full & rich life adds hints of honeyed agave nectar, butterscotch & pepper; that led to a sugar water death of medium length.56.99 USD per Bottle -
Kornog Breton Peated Single Malt PX Finish 2016 Release An intense, French Single Malt Whisky by Glann ar Mor ("By the sea") Distillery in Bretagne, France made with wooden washbacks, slow distillation & direct fired stills, wormtubs & maturation by the sea, then aged in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks. It has an elegant birth with notes of Sherry, peat, hints of rhubarb & pepper; while an earthy & rich life adds hints of sea wall, oily pear, iodine, sweet malt, Werther's Original, clove & vanilla that leads to an extremely long death with notes of peat fire & dried fruit. November 2018 / August 2022
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An elegant, Pure Malt Whisky by Brewery Bières de Rè in Rè Island, France made with 100% malted barley, though it might be distilled in more than one location; before being aged for 5 years in new oak barrels: Bourbon, Cognac & finished in Pineau des Charentes barrels. It has a fruity birth with notes of tangy grapefruit, baked apples & cocoa; while a complex life adds notes of fruitcake, figs, cinnamon, chocolate & dried apricot; that leads to a balanced death of medium length with notes of sea-salt toffee. June 2020
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An intense, Peated Beer Cask Finished Swiss Whisky by Säntis Distillery in Appenzell, Switzerland made from malt which was smoked twice over & matured in old beer barrels that were smoked with oak wood. It has an aromatic birth with notes of apple-wood smoke, smoked ham, burnt charcoal, peat & malt; while a complex & silky life adds notes of smoke. smoked ham. Schlenkerla Bamberg Smokebeer, black bread, malt, hints of vanilla, wild berries, prunes, green figs & phenol; that led to a long & bitter death with notes of oak & char. July 2020 / August 2022
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A rich, Canadian Whisky crafted with premium Canadian Rye by a former Master Blender for Crown Royal. It has an aromatic birth with notes of birthday cake; while a rich life adds notes of vanilla cake, brown sugar, oak, sprinkles & vanilla icing, that leads to a long & rich death in a birthday cake. I may not be a fan of birthday cakes, but Ensign managed to liquefy it into a bottle for those that do! June / September 2022
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