Tastes
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Balvenie 16 Year French Oak Pineau Cask Finish
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed October 2, 2022 (edited October 24, 2022)Maple syrup. Thick, long, sweet finish. Pleasant, but nowhere near $200 pleasant.200.0 USD per Bottle -
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2022 Warehouse 1
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed August 6, 2022 (edited November 18, 2022)Ashy tires. A fairly standard Laphroaig and pretty unremarkable given some of the more unique Cairdeas' of the past. I'm pretty sure the "more salty" because of Warehouse 1 is the power of suggestion more than anything; and a few people have suggested that the Maker's barrels had a distinctive influence on this, but most Laphroaig is aged in ex-Maker's so it's not unique in that sense either. Not at all bad, but doesn't really seem special enough to make the Cairdeas line--one of the yearly releases I look most forward to.110.0 USD per Bottle -
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye (Fall 2020)
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed July 10, 2022 (edited September 5, 2022)Sweet apples & pears. Handy is usually pretty middling for me, but this was a nice year. -
Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed July 8, 2022 (edited December 12, 2022)Given blind, I'm not sure I could tell the difference between this and OF100. A bit thicker mouthfeel and lengthier finish maybe, but it's the same sweet bananas. Not bad.35.0 USD per Bottle -
Heaven Hill Bottled In Bond 7 Year
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed June 19, 2022 (edited June 21, 2022)Stop buying this. They discontinued the $11 6yr BIB, added one year, rebranded, and started charging 4x. Don't encourage that type of behavior. No, it doesn't taste any better than it did at $11, despite the fancy new bottle and price. -
Early Times Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed June 4, 2022 (edited June 6, 2022)So Sazerac has taken over. This went from a great, punches-above-its-price-point neat sipper to something that's okay for the price but probably more at home as a mixer. It's not bad, but it's not the star it once was.
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