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3.5 = 70 = Average (relative to my enjoyment)

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  • Meikakuna 100% Japanese Blended Whisky

    Blended — Japan

    Reviewed May 30, 2021 (edited June 12, 2021)
    3.5
    3.5 out of 5 stars
    Nice entry point Japanese whiskey. Somewhat complex with honey, fruits, herbs and barrel spices. Medium length finish.
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  • Glenlivet 12 Year Illicit Still

    Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland

    Reviewed May 29, 2021 (edited December 28, 2023)
    3.75
    3.75 out of 5 stars
    Neck pour is very impressive. Melon, honey, vanilla and light nutty notes, semi-sweet, velvety and rich on the palate, with subdued melon, peaches, vanilla and honey, the ABV feels spot on, medium length finish carries warm honey, stone fruit notes and a little heat.
    38.99 USD per Bottle
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  • Kirkland Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

    Single Malt — Islay, Scotland

    Reviewed May 23, 2021 (edited June 28, 2021)
    3.75
    3.75 out of 5 stars
    An Islay Single Malt, NAS, bottled at 50 ABV, other that that, not much info to be found. It’s got sea salt, vegetal peat, vanillla and caramel on the nose and palate, a little bitterness and heat on the medium finish. Reminds me Kilchoman Machir Bay more than anything else.
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  • Rough Rider Straight Bourbon

    Bourbon — New York, USA

    Reviewed May 22, 2021 (edited June 26, 2022)
    3.5
    3.5 out of 5 stars
    Batch 49. Pleasant, easy drinker with vanilla and soft, fruity notes on the nose, semi-sweet and slick on the palate with vanilla and Chardonnay like notes, medium length finish with toasted oak and light vanilla.
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  • Lustau Solera Gran Reserva

    Spanish — Spain

    Reviewed May 20, 2021 (edited May 29, 2021)
    3.5
    3.5 out of 5 stars
    Brandy de Jerez aged around 10 years in Oloroso casks. Not as sweet nor as refined as the “Finest Selection”. Oak, vanilla, figs, caramel and light spices on the nose. A little rough on the palate with raisins, wood notes, barrel spices, vanilla, caramel and hints of milk chocolate. Medium finish with nutty, bitter-sweet notes. A couple drops of water smoothed the rough edges.
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  • Icarus American Brandy

    American Brandy — USA

    Reviewed May 14, 2021 (edited May 16, 2021)
    3.25
    3.25 out of 5 stars
    Initial tasting: Light bodied with vanilla and wood notes, fruity and young.
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  • Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon

    Bourbon — Kentucky, USA

    Reviewed May 9, 2021 (edited May 27, 2021)
    4.25
    4.25 out of 5 stars
    Rich and oily with orange marmalade, cherry, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, all the best bourbon notes in spades. A tad rough. Long finish with spicy, tingling on the tongue.
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  • Russell's Reserve 2003

    Bourbon — Kentucky, USA

    Reviewed May 8, 2021 (edited May 29, 2021)
    4.5
    4.5 out of 5 stars
    Extremely grateful to have received a small sample from a buddy. Very good with all the great notes of a Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel with vanilla, cherry, caramel, oak and dried fruits, but more refined.
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  • Lustau Solera Gran Reserva Finest Selection

    Spanish — Jerez, Spain

    Reviewed May 6, 2021 (edited May 29, 2021)
    4.5
    4.5 out of 5 stars
    Brandy de Jerez aged around 15 years in a mixture of Amontillado, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks. Enticing on the nose with toasted oak, vanilla, figs, raisins, amaretto, caramel and light spices. Rich and sweet, yet not cloying, quite supple on the palate with raisins, wood notes, barrel spices, vanilla, caramel, orange marmalade and hints of milk chocolate. Medium length finish with and nutty, sweet and wee bitter notes. Oh man, this is love at first taste.
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  • Hochstadter's Slow & Low Rock & Rye (84 Proof)

    Rye — (BOTTLED IN) Scobeyville, New Jersey, USA

    Reviewed May 3, 2021 (edited May 29, 2021)
    2.5
    2.5 out of 5 stars
    Orange rock candy and bitters on the nose, overly sweet orange on the palate, short spicy sweet finish
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