Spirits Reviews

Brilliant, medium golden/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering aromas of dried fruits, apricot stone, and caramel with supporting notes of roasted nuts, candied ginger, orange peel, and oak. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a baking spices-driven core with supporting flavors of butterscotch, honey, treacle, and sultanas. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and impeccably balanced with an opulent texture. $89.99 – 4.5 Stars

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Brilliant, medium tawny/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, presenting scents of caramel, baking spices, and candied ginger with supporting notes of vanilla, treacle, and dried fruits. The palate is in full accord with the nose delivering a toffee-driven core with flavors akin to gingerbread, honey, orange peel, and banana bread. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and flawlessly balanced with an opulent texture. Spice-driven with 21% Rye in the mash bill. $60 – 4.5 Stars

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Brilliant, light, golden peach color. The nose is filled with scents of dry peach and stone fruit pits with a mineral accent followed by a bold American Whiskey nose. The palate is in full agreement with the nose, delivering a Whiskey and peach-focused core with stone fruits, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and accents of brown baking spices. Full-bodied and wonderfully balanced with a near-impossible marriage of fruit and Whiskey. Bottled at 86-proof, so it's not shy. $29.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, medium tawny/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of caramel, dried fruits, and vanilla with supporting notes of brown sugar, gingerbread, and oak. The palate confirms the nose delivering a caramel-driven core with flavors of treacle, baking spices, toasted oak, and marzipan. The finish is long and lingering with generous spice accents. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a supple texture. $31.49 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the scents of pot-still, cane juice Rum with waves of tropical grass, jackfruit, sandalwood, mineral, and hints of petrol. The palate agrees with the nose delivering a wild blast of fermented tropical fruits with hints of vanilla, green grass, caramelized sugar, and hints of banana bread. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with superb length while cleverly hiding its alcohol strength. $49.99 – 4.5 Stars

Bright, medium golden/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, giving scents of brown sugar, cashew butter, and fruitcake with supporting notes of ginger biscuits, five spice, and honey. The palate echoes the nose delivering a baked tropical fruit-driven core with flavors akin to baked apple, toffee, butterscotch, lemon curd, and candied walnut. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a voluptuous, bold, and decadent texture. $79.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, medium/light amber color. The nose gives scents of baked tropical fruits, crème brulee, and fresh cut grass with supporting notes of lychee, vanilla bean, and caramel. The palate echoes the nose delivering sweet baked pineapple-driven core with waves of salted caramel, mineral, and grilled lemons. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with a wild cane distillate note rising on the finish. $59.99 – 4.5 Stars

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Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is wonderfully aromatic with bold and fresh scents of chamomile and juniper in the lead with supporting accents of orange peel, anise, and hints of marshmallow. The palate echoes the nose delivering a complex and herbaceous juniper-driven core with accents of citrus pulp and zest, orchard fruits, and licorice. Medium to full-bodied with ideal balance offering rich fruit and creamy marshmallow notes with generous acidity and spice to foil the lush core. $32.49 – 4.5 Stars

Bright, medium golden straw color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of orange blossom, clove, and caramel with supporting notes of candied ginger, honey, and oak. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering an oak-driven core with flavors of malted barley, butterscotch, charred oak, cinnamon, and five spice. The finish is long and lingering with a blast of heat. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with a voluptuous texture. $89.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, medium golden/amber color. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of ginger biscuits, caramel, and orange peel with supporting notes of cereal, leather, and honey. The palate confirms the nose delivering a toffee and oak-driven core with supporting flavors of sultanas, baked apple, maple syrup, and slate. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with an opulent texture. $58.99 – 4.5 Stars
