Tag: 59.2% ABV

Rating 6/ 10
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Kilkerran Distillery Handfill 59.2%

Nose: Buttery, honey and salinity, smoked salmon, cinnamon. cedar filled with a sharp filtered sake. Cutting open a passion fruit. Lemon. Freshly washed sheet .. or maybe just downy sheets. Makes me want to cuddle a teddy bear.

Palate: Grilled watermelon rinds. (lightly) smoked pork belly. Agave syrup. Honeysuckle. Pool water / chlorine from when I swim laps. Packing tape.

Rating: 4 (Ryan) 6 (Shane) / 10 – Another lovely salty and tart fruity pour. Hits all parts of my tongue. Still wishing for a bit more of the Springbank dirtiness but enjoyable. Ryan says tart is an annoying way to romanticize bitterness. And I should own that I like pucker face. Two wins, or two fails depending on the audience.

Rating 9/ 10
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Glendronach “Black Pearl” 19 Year 1993 Sherry Butt #1616 59.2%

Nose: Dr. pepper/mr. pibb, chocolate, umami, sweet, leather, almond, coffee cake, pomegranate.

Palate: Everything from the nose and so much more. No point in repeating the same words.

Rating: 9 / 10 – hits every part of the tongue. Complex and insane. If it weren’t for a fleeting deeply intense herbal note, this might be a 10. But that is a personal preference and not a flaw. I have gone out and acquired two bottles since taking this note.