Tasting Notes From: Shane

Rating 5/ 10
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Seailles 2001/2024 #49 52.4%

Nose: Cherries coulis, oak spices

Palate: Very oaky, cloves, more cloves not as fruity

Rating: 5 / 10 – nose is really great but palate doesn’t carry through the full bouquet.

Rating 6/ 10
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Seailles 2001/2024 #69 52.5%

Nose: Marzipan, toasted chestnuts, almonds garrapinadas, peanuts

Palate: Incredibly gentle mouthfeel, peanuts, cashews

Rating: 6 / 10 – has an elegance to the palate which is unusual for seilles.

Rating 7/ 10
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Seailles 2001/2024 #70 54.1%

Nose: Cherry pomegranate grenadine.

Palate: big fruit and big oak. Chocolate covered cherries. Tight with the nose.

Rating: 7 / 10 – big yes. This really fits my palate.

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Seailles 2001/2024 #128 55.5%

Nose: Cut grass, maracuya, smells like the orchard where we cut the sugarcane

Palate: Agricol vibe, deep rich palate, fresh herbal and fruity

Rating: 7 / 10 – complex and good. Love both this and cask 70.

Rating 6/ 10
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Seailles 2008/2024 #104 56.4% Sample

Nose: Candied apple, nutmeg, cedar, smells like fall. Warm indian summers right before the cold snap, pumpkin spice.

Palate: Caramel apple, yams, cinnamint, hint of sourness, yet fundamentally sweet and fruity and oaky.

Rating: 6 / 10 – extremely promising, need to try this again in a couple years.

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Balmenach 14 Year 52% by Hidden Spirits

Nose: Juicy fruit, bubble gum.

Palate: Peach, apple, hint of cardboard, tiny hint of blue cheese

Rating: 5 / 10

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Killowen Barantuil KD002 Single Pot Still 57.5%

Nose: Pretty alcohol forward. Thinking I might need to stop using my nosing glass on these. Too young. Under the alcohol though are some very nice elements. Lemon parfait, cedar, creme brûlée.

Palate: Okay that is quite good and in line with the nose. Sweet and tart. Lemon heads. Cedar. Caramel / werther’s original. Nice oaky notes – hints of cinnamon and cloves on this finish.

Rating: 6 / 10 – this has incredibly promise. I get why they bottled it. Cashflow for a young brand is critical. But I wish I could have tasted this at 6-7 years. Or 10.

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Glencadam 15-year-old Special Distillery Bottling Allied bottled. 2000 46%

Nose: Toasted pecans, coconut sugar, red vines, dried strawberries, plums, dried dates

Palate: Slightly dusty cardboard, past-date spices, pink peppercorn, peppermint

Rating: 4 / 10 – meh

Rating 4/ 10
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Miltonduff 15-year-old Special Distillery Bottling Allied bottled. 2000 46%

Nose: Nestle cerelac, jasmine, floral soap.

Palate: Turpin, resin, grassy, skunky weed, green bell peppers, rosemary

Rating: 4 / 10 – fun but forgettable.

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Tormore 15-year-old Special Distillery Bottling Allied bottled. 2000 46%

Nose: Orange peel, cedar

Palate: Tangerine peel, white pepper, cedar

Rating: 5 / 10

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Ultramundo Lamprillo Gilberto Roldán Quezada 2021 47%

Nose: Limestone, finger lime, Mexican 7up, clove cigarettes, Fever Tree lime & yuzu, incense

Palate: Dried lime peel, sprite, gumbo file, tomatillos, beets, honey, crushed bricks

Rating: 6 (Shane) 7 (Ryan) / 10

Rating 7/ 10
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Mezcaloteca Alto 2019 47% (fermentado con pulque)

Nose: Raspberries and strawberries, super light notes of tarragon and dill, juicy fruit gum, creme de violet

Palate: Cedar and sandalwood, the subtle violet note.

Rating: 6 (Ryan) 7 (Shane) / 10

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Origen Raiz Cenizo Capón 49.8% (con pecho de venado)

Nose: Plum, piney, ground venison / venison jerky.

Palate: Maybe the power of suggestion, but you do pick up on a gamey note, roasted peppers

Rating: 5 / 10 – super fun spirit but a bit too disjointed to just enjoy.

Rating 6/ 10
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Comunidad No. 8 Bramaderos Ensamble Onofre Ortiz 48.6%

Nose: Banana everything, banana peels, brown sugar, walking into a bath and body works.

Palate: B-A-N-A-N-A-S, juicy fruit, copper penny, clay, Hungarian peppers.

Rating: 6 / 10

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Mezcalero No. 28 Don Valente Angle 2013 47% (5 years in glass)

Nose: Butterscotch/werther’s original, little bit of barnyard/wet oats, root beer candy

Palate: Sweet smokey balanced. Beautiful.

Rating: 8 / 10