BevX Reviews – Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX August 23, 2023. Click the links to get the score and the full analysis of each beverage. Every Wednesday we release new stories, introduce our latest reviews, and send our subscribers their weekly, free digital newsletter. (Subscribe here.)
We had another busy week at BevX with new, tasty beverage reviews to share.
We have shifted our reviews format in order to offer more reviews for our review hungry readers. The review pages (links below) will now offer a full tasting note with links to a full detail review for our Featured Beverages.
As always you see all of our reviews here:
Beverage of the Week
Westmalle Triple (Belgium)
Of the hundreds of Trappist Monasteries in the world only 14 (six in Belgium) currently brew beer commercially. Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle was opened in 1836 in the Westmalle Abbey in Belgium. Westmalle crafts three beers — the Triple that we feature here, as well as a Double and a beer called Extra… See the Beverage of the Week feature
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Trésors de Loire Chinon 2020
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red plum and raspberry with supporting notes of dried herbs, cranberry, cigar box, and lavender. The palate echoes the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of crushed red fruit, cassis, garrigue, and black pepper. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $19.99 – 4 Stars/91 points
Spirits Reviews
Dos Hombres Joven, 100% Espadín Mezcal
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are simply seductive offering scents of fresh green apples, as well as baked apple, tropical fruits, citrus with hints of wood, and fresh cut herbs all enveloped in a subtle blanket of campfire smoke. The palate echoes the nose delivering a fuller expression of the complex fruit melangé found on the nose with accents of earth, mineral, black pepper, and fenugreek. Full-bodied with perfect balance thanks to a generous dose of acidity and lovely spice notes. $65 – 4.5 Stars
Kula Organic White Rum
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the scents of grassy, fresh cut sugarcane with supporting notes of mineral, talc, and subtle herbal accents. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a dry, mineral and grass-focused core with waves of talc, mineral, and black pepper rising on the finish. Medium-bodied with good balance thanks to a dose of bright acidity. $23 – 3.5 Stars
Kula Dark Rum
Brilliant, dark amber color. The nose reveals a classic aged Rum with concentrated aromatics of dense, roasted fruits, caramel, oak, and loads of brown baking spices. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich yet dry caramel and brown butter-driven core with waves of allspice, oak, and nutmeg with hints of clove and pepper. Medium to full-bodied with ideal balance as it delivers a complex blend of aged Rum and spices. $23 – 4 Stars
Kula Toasted Coconut Flavored Rum
Brilliant, pale golden color. The nose is filled with the scent of freshly toasted coconut with hints of coconut oil and mineral. The palate echoes the nose delivering lovely flavors of toasted coconut on a canvas of young Rum with accents of caramel and butterscotch. Medium-bodied with unmistakable coconut notes on the nose and the palate being much more dry than the typical flavored Rum. $23 – 4 Stars