Review #92: Glenallechie 10 Cask Strength
GlenAllechie reopened in 1985, and went independent in 2017. The 2018 releases we tasted were the first released since their transition in ownership.
Author: Michael L
Review #91: Plantation Single Cask 2 Guatemala XO Review
We tasted six Plantation rums. The Guatemalan expression is finished in Amburana, a South American wood. The dosage was also relatively light, at 8 g/L
Review #90: Plantation Single Cask Barbados XO Amburana Finish Review
A few months back, we did a vertical tasting of Plantation, featuring six single-cask expressions from the French bottler. We tasted blind and took notes in two different notebooks, then compared notes at the end. The Plantation single cask Barbados …
Queen’s Bee Storm
The Queen's Bee storm is another in a series of quick to make champagne cocktails that are ideal for brunch. The drink is a riff on the Groovy Appeal.
Review #89: DOK 1489 Trelawny (Hampden) Review
The DOK rum, clocks in with roughly 4X the ester count of Smith and Cross. It's also unaged, and 69% ABV. Not a good "intro to rum" type spirit.
Review #87: Virginia Distilling Brewers Batch
The whisky is 100% malt, and is a blend of sourced Scottish whisky and some distilled on site. It's finished for a year in casks that used to hold ale.
Review #85: Habitation Velier Hampden 2011 Rum Review
Habitation Velier has been starting to bring some new, aged Jamaican rums to the states and we couldn’t be happier. They have rolled out a line of age statement, no added sugar, no bullshit rums from some major distilleries in …
Review #73: Plantation Single Cask Peru 2010: Pineau des Charentes Finish
Peru-distilled rum finished in Pineau des Charentes. Part of a set of blind-tastings of Plantation rums.
Storm King from Grand Army Cocktail
The Storm King comes from Damon Boelte at Grand Army, a bar in Brooklyn. The drink is well balanced with a pronounced dose of dark walnut, toffee, and caramel.
Review #80: Springbank 18
Campbeltown distillery matured in a mix of sherry and ex-bourbon casks. Nose: Gummy bear, white wine a little past its prime, beech wood.