BevX Reviews – Different By Design
Below is a quick look at our latest reviews published at BevX December 30, 2020. 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
Rootstock Applejack 5 Years Old Apple Brandy Rootstock is a craft cider maker in New York, in fact they are the first, post-prohibition farmstead cidery in the Rochester region. You can’t make a great Apple Brandy without first making a great cider. Rootstock’s ciders destined to become Applejack are distilled in American-made pot-stills and then aged in ex-Kentucky Bourbon barrels… See the Beverage of the Week feature
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Roaming Dog Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2018
Brilliant, deep ruby color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of black currant and graphite with supporting notes of black cherry, baking spices, and cedar. The palate confirms the nose delivering a red and black fruits-driven core with flavors of red cherry, black fruits, vanilla, and oak. The finish is long and lingering with chewy tannins. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a meaty texture. $14 4 Stars/90 points
Roaming Dog Red Blend Columbia Valley 2018
Brilliant, deep ruby/purple color. The aromatics are very intense offering scents of black cherry and five spice with supporting notes of anise, blackberry, and dried herbs. The palate confirms the nose delivering a black fruit-driven core with flavors of black fruits, plum, mocha, and slate. The finish is long and lingering with ripe tannins. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a supple texture. $14 4 Stars/90 points
Spirits Reviews
Speyburn 15 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Brilliant, deep golden color. The nose is vibrant with fresh scents of baked pear, toasted grain, caramel, orange peel, and mocha. The palate is in full accord with the nose delivering a fruit and toffee-driven core with waves of brown baking spices, oak, and vanilla. Full-bodied with bright fruit flavors with a generous dose of acidity and a dry, spicy finish. Matured in both American and Spanish oak casks. $59.99 – 4 Stars