C Categories Armagnac Jan 2021 Chateau de Lacaze 1981 (46%) I spend nearly as much money and time sourcing samples and trading with people as adding bottles to my cellar. It’s fun trying new things…
H Categories Rum Dec 2020 Habitation Velier Forsyths 2006 WPM The first time I got off a plane in the tropics I took a huge breath, excited to fill my lungs with the taste of..
L Categories Armagnac Dec 2020 L’encantada Lous Pibous 1993 Cask 123 Everyone has a kryptonite. A flavor everyone else loves but makes you gag. When I was a kid it was broccoli. Foul weed. You couldn’t..
L Categories Armagnac Dec 2020 L’Encantada Lous Pibous 2005 Cask 193 This is actually be the youngest armagnac I’ve had. I have all kinds of preconceived notions about what that will mean. More fruit, less funk,..
L Categories Scotch Dec 2020 Longrow 14 Years When I first pour a dram and lean in, I’m usually curious about dissecting its parts. A hint of stone fruit, a whiff of leather…
B Categories American Whisky Dec 2020 Booker’s 1987 : Batch C87-D-21 This bottle took a real journey. Borger is secretly part bloodhound. I don’t know anyone who is more addicted to chasing a good deal and..
R Categories Brandy Eau-De-Vie Dec 2020 Rochelt Basel Cherry & Gravenstein Apple Rochelt Basel Cherry The initial nose fell flat. Alcohol with hints of fruit. Later that night Borger convinced me to try it again and hold..
R Categories Brandy Eau-De-Vie Nov 2020 Rochelt Wachau Apricot This post is going sounds like I’m trying to blow sunshine up your hole. But this is freaking great juice. The apricot eau-de-vie from Rochelt..