Spirits Reviews

    Glenglassaugh Sandend Single Malt Scotch Whisky

  • Brilliant, pale golden color. The nose is amazingly sweet with scents of honey and Sherry in the lead followed by butter toffee, tropical fruits, candied orange peel, and hints of chocolate. The palate is in full accord with the nose delivering a sweet, fruit and caramel center with waves of honey, fruit, and citrus with peppery spices rising on the finish. Full-bodied with a near dessert-like quality kept savory by notes of citrus, spice, and oak. $70 – 4.5 Stars

    • Glenglassaugh Portsoy Single Malt Scotch Whisky

  • Brilliant amber color. The nose reveals a beautifully smoky, peated Whisky with waves of dried fruits, orange peel, slate, Sherry, and toffee with hints of sea grass and dried red berries. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a surprisingly vibrant and nimble fruit and caramel-driven core with generous dark chocolate, treacle, sea salt, and charred tropical fruit accents. Full-bodied while being amazingly light on its feet with trailing peat fire and chocolate notes. $75 – 4.5 Stars

    • Glenglassaugh 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

  • Brilliant golden color with a touch of copper. The aromatics are utterly charming and complex with generous scents of dried apricot, pears, and hints of raspberry with supporting notes of butterscotch, toasted walnuts, topical fruits, and vanilla accented oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich and viscous fruit-driven core with waves of toasted nuts, caramel, vanilla cream, and hints of dried cherry. Full-bodied with a pleasingly viscous that lingers for minutes tamed by sea salt, dried fruits, and oak. $65 – 4.5 Stars

    • Barrelsmith Manhattan (RTD)

  • Brilliant, medium amber/mahogany color. The aromatics are intense, offering aromas of red cherry, baking spices, and clove with supporting notes of red currant and treacle. The palate is in full agreement with the nose, delivering a fruited Whiskey-driven core with supporting flavors of caramel, ginger biscuits, Sherry, and orange peel. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied and impeccably balanced with an opulent texture. $38 – 4.5 Stars

    • Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition — Batch 025 Tennessee Whiskey

  • Brilliant, deep amber color. The aromatics are very complex and alluring, offering scents of toffee and caramel with accents of orange peel, sandalwood, maple, and brown baking spices. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush, toffee-driven core with accents of cinnamon, dark chocolate, clove, allspice, and oak. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced with integrated flavors of caramel, citrus, and spice. $149 – 4.5 Stars

    • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel — Batch 002 Straight Rye Whiskey

  • Brilliant, deep amber color. The nose is filled with the scents of baked apples and caramel with waves of maple, brown baking spices, vanilla cream, and black pepper. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a honey and caramel-centric core with generous spice and pepper accents followed by hints of sandalwood, apple skin, and almond fudge. Full-bodied and amazingly intense while showing remarkable finesse considering the alcohol strength and the spicy rye flavors. $89 – 4.5 Stars

    • Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch American Whiskey

  • Brilliant, medium golden amber color. The nose is filled with the scents of wild honey, ginger, spring flowers, and treacle with hints of cigar box, mace, and pepper. The palate echoes the nose delivering a dense, caramel entry soon followed by spicy and peppery oak flavors supported by accents of cocoa nibs, cinnamon stick, and cedar. Full-bodied and intense with a sharp spice signature rising on the finish. $49.99 – 4.5 Stars

    • Old Elk Straight Wheat Whiskey

  • Brilliant, bronze to amber color. The aromatics are very engaging with scents of sweet grains, honey, caramel, and vanilla bean with accents of dried fruits and toasted oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich, baked fruit-driven core with waves of baking spices, toffee, and vanilla with hints of oak and black pepper. Full-bodied with ideal balance and great length on the palate — its carries its strength with style and grace. $65 – 4.5 Stars

    • Kentucky Owl Wiseman Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

  • Brilliant. deep amber color. The nose is filled with the scents of spicy rye enveloped in caramel fudge, cinnamon, oak, and toasted walnuts with a hint of citrus. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a silky and spicy, rye-driven core with sweet honey and caramel notes foiled by drier oak and black pepper flavors. Full-bodied and ideally balanced as this overproof Rye Whiskey wears it's strength with finesse. Made with a mashbill of 95% rye. $60 – 4.5 Stars

    • Mr. Pickles Pacific Northwest Gin

  • Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is wonderfully aromatic with the fresh scents of juniper in the lead with supporting accents of green tea, peppercorns, and hints of pine forest floor. The palate is in full accord with the nose delivering a rich and lush core of semisweet spirit with waves of juniper, citrus, and pickling spices with fresh herbs. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with the silky spirit being supported by a generous dose of acidity making it a pleasure to sip. $34.99 – 4.5 Stars

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