Somewhere along the way in my single malt Scotch journey, I decided I wanted to try at least one expression from every single malt distillery in Scotland. You might think, “Well, easy-peasy!” and if we were talking about Ireland, or Japan, or Canada, that would probably still be fair, or fair-ish. In fact when I …
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Wilderness Trail Wheated Single Barrel Bourbon
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: Yes, very highly! Availability: Fairly wide? A little hard to say. ABV: 50% Presentation: Unchillfiltered and natural color General information: Mashbill 64% corn, 24% wheat, 12% malted barley Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Sweet, soft, fruity and herbal. Score: 94/100 The details: Wilderness Trail was founded in 2013 in the …
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Yellowstone Select – Landmark Edition (Lamar Valley)
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: It’s solid. Availability: Honestly, I’m not entirely sure on this one. ABV: 46.5% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Sweet and spicy. Score: 82/100 The details: Mainly a single malt drinker, I do wander into other domains from time to time. During hot summer …
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Town Branch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
The Basics: Do I recommend it?: How about “two cheers for Town Branch!” Can we describe that as a gentle recommendation? Availability: Seems reasonably widespread, at least here in NM. ABV: 45% Presentation: Unspecified General information: Umm, it’s bourbon. Bottling type: Proprietary Character: Fruity, sweet and sour. Score: 80/100 The details: Town Branch is the …
Buffalo Trace
Availability…It is, but it isn’t! Highly recommended For the details… I am, unabashedly, a single malt Scotch drinker first and foremost and a more general whisky/whiskey drinker only secondarily. I started drinking single malts in my late teens, and only came to other types of whisky/whiskey a little later, when I was in my early …
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