Nose: a nice peach / pineapple / banana mix up front, along with the usual waxiness. A tiny hint of vanilla, honey and pollen. It becomes rather tropical, even adding a hint of coconut cream. Then a ...
Piacere Rinato is the Belgian spirits shop of former lawyer Niels Volckaert. He is focusing on cask strength cognac and ...
Ben Nevis 28 yo 1996 (49%, The Taste of Whisky ‘Future Legends’ 2025, hogshead #758, 126 btl.) Ben Nevis 26 yo 1997 (55,1%, The Taste of Whisky ‘Future Legends’ 2025, first fill PX hogshead #2316302, ...
In the past few months Fruitful Spirits released a series of new casks in their series called Exceptional Cask Selection. We ...
In August I will head for México, cabrones! While spirits are certainly not my primary objective there, I will pass through the Oaxaca region so I’d really like to visit one or two artisan palenques ...
Review of the Talisker 39 Years 1987 bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in their Connoisseurs Choice Heritage series. The last ...
Kingsbarns Falkland (46%, OB 2023, first-fill bourbon + STR barriques) Kingsbarns Bell Rock – Cask Strength (61,1%, OB 2023, Oloroso sherry + first-fill bourbon, 3600 btl.) ...
Cognac Tiffon ‘Lot 19:22’ – Petite Champagne (41,2%, Berry Bros. & Rudd for Kirsch Import 2022, 29 btl.) Cognac Tiffon ‘Lot 19:22’ – Fins Bois (43%, Berry Bros. & Rudd for Kirsch Import 2022, 29 btl.) ...
A new package with samples from the Thompson Brothers arrived. It includes a variety of releases from the past few months and we’ll start with some of the older whiskies: an undisclosed Highland Malt ...
Nose: exactly. Lots of apricot jams, stewed pears and subtle figs. Dried mango and quince paste. Then waxed aromas, a few orange rinds and floral notes (vetiver?). Hints of mint leaves, light cedar ...
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