Lost Lantern Wollersheim — Single Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Brilliant, medium tawny/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of chocolate, oak, and roasted nuts with supporting notes of leather, sultanas, and baking spices. The palate confirms the nose delivering a caramel-driven core with supporting flavors of butterscotch, orange peel, toffee, allspice, and slate. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $90 – 4.5 Stars
Lost Lantern Few Spirits — Single Cask Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Brilliant, medium golden/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, giving scents of caramel, cinnamon, and vanilla fudge with supporting notes of allspice, candied citrus zest, and cereal. The palate is in substantial agreement with the nose delivering a baking spices-driven core with flavors akin to cashew butter, charred oak, butterscotch, and black pepper. The finish is dry. Full-bodied and pleasingly balanced with a meaty texture. $90 – 4 Stars
Lost Lantern Middle West — Single Cask Straight Rye Whiskey
Brilliant, medium tawny/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering aromas of chocolate, roasted nuts, and nutmeg with supporting notes of black tea, five spice, and rye. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a cereal-driven core with supporting flavors of candied ginger, almond butter, oak, and honey. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and impeccably balanced with a voluptuous texture. $90 – 4.5 Stars
Lost Lantern Cedar Ridge — Single Cask Straight Wheat Whiskey
Brilliant, medium copper color. The aromatics are very intense, giving scents of candied ginger, black tea, and cinnamon with supporting notes of semisweet, vanilla bean, and sultanas. The palate echoes the nose delivering a baking spices-driven core with flavors akin to dried fruits, five spice, ginger biscuits, and oak. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a chewy texture. $90 – 4.5 Stars
Laird's Barrel Aged Series 4 Years Old Blended Irish Whiskey
Bright, pale golden color. The aromatics are very intense, giving aromas of green apple, pear, and apple cider with supporting notes of vanilla, cereal, and ginger biscuits. The palate echoes the nose delivering a baked apple-driven core with supporting flavors of honey, sultanas, apricot stone, and hints of cinnamon. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and ideally balanced with a supple texture. $55 – 4 Stars
Keeper's Heart Irish + American Blended Whiskey
Brilliant, light copper color. The aromatics are very intense, presenting scents of baking spices, caramel, and wild flowers with supporting notes of cashew butter and honey. The palate is in full accord with the nose delivering a candied ginger-driven core with flavors akin to baked apple, apricot stone, and treacle. The finish is long. Full-bodied and flawlessly balanced with a chewy texture. $29.99 – 4 Stars
Clonakilty Distillery Single Batch Double Oak Blended Irish Whiskey
Bright, pale golden color. The aromatics are very intense, giving aromas of vanilla and green apple with supporting notes of prairie grass, pear, and butterscotch. The palate echoes the nose delivering a roasted nuts-driven core with supporting flavors of ginger, hazelnut, honey, and black pepper. The finish is long and lingering with rising pepper accents. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a succulent yet vibrant texture. $49.99 – 4.5 Stars
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin
Brilliant, faint steely blue color. The aromatics are citrus-forward with waves of grapefruit, lime, and lemon peels supported by notes of green tea, juniper, cardamon, and earth. The palate echoes the nose delivering a spicy, citrus-focused core with assertive caraway and pepper accents and juniper and tea rising on the finish. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a bright dose of citrus and acid that finishes dry with lingering spice notes. $36.99 – 4.5 Stars
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish California Orange Citrus Gin
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of orange peel and citrus with supporting notes of mandarin and green tea. The palate substantially agrees with the nose delivering a dried orange zestl-driven core with supporting flavors of citrus zest, dried herbs, mineral, and grapefruit zest. The finish is crisp. Medium to full-bodied and favorably balanced with a vibrant texture. $36.99 – 4 Stars
The Busker Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Brilliant, medium copper color. The aromatics are very intense, presenting aromas of dried fruits, malted barley, and roasted nuts with supporting notes of forest floor, leather, and mineral. The palate is in full accord with the nose delivering a baking spices-driven core with flavors of chocolate, oak, candied ginger, and crème brulee. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and flawlessly balanced with a supple texture. $29.99 – 4.5 Stars
