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Da Vinci Punch

Falernum and IPA based fall punch.

Bunnahabhain 18: A Full Bodied Islay Sherry Monster
2021-04-04
I make little secret of my love for sherried whiskies. […]
Review #123: Nikka Coffey Malt
2021-03-07
The Nikka Coffey Malt comes from Suntory's Miyagikyo […]
The Cooking Banana Cocktail
2021-02-13
Plantains are never the stars of the show. The starchy cooking bananas are a lot like the malt that makes malt whisky. It takes a process to turn sweet. […]
Review #122: Nikka Coffey Gin
2021-01-02
Nikka Coffey Gin comes from the same massive Coffey […]
Review #121: Glengoyne 21
2021-01-01
We liked the Glengoyne 10 so much we grabbed a bottle of its older brother. The 21 is aged in ex-sherry, and you get plenty of it on the nose and palate. […]
Review #120: Plantation Panama Old Reserve
2020-12-25
Plantation rum from Panama, aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon, and finished in ex-Cognac. […]
Last Rites Cocktail
2020-12-24
The Last Rites is only lightly sweet, and has that indescribable funk from passionfruit. […]
Rum Review #119: Plantation Fiji 2009
2020-12-12
Plantation rum from the island of Fiji.ged 7 years in ex-bourbon in the tropics, and 2 years in ex-cognac in the tropics. […]