Tag: Vintage 2024

Rating 6/ 10
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Stonewell Cider double distilled apple brandy 2024, 2nd fill Bourbon 10 months of aging 63%

Nose: Soft warm caramel chews, caramel covered green apple slices, costco oversized apple-cinnamon muffin

Palate: Oh .. first reaction is this is actually delicious. Reminds me of an apple pie moonshine. Even has a bit of the shine vibe (although I don’t love that) on the palate. But the soft apple caramel cinnamon vibe is just plain fun and I can see people having a blast drinking this.

Rating: 6 / 10 – this tastes super young but if it just mellows and the flavors round out, this will be such a fun spirit for small shots at xmas, or as a basis for winter cocktails. The style isn’t one for the elegant crowd, it’s for the young people who enjoy sweet treats.The 6 is optimistic for such a baby, but I think it will grow into it.

Rating 5/ 10
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Longrow 25 Year Fresh PX (2024 bottling)

Nose: Rich stonefruits, red plums, tobacco, wet dunnage, hint of deviled egg (specifically pickle and mustard)

Palate: Huge px sweety. Sitting on a knife’s edge of my tolerance for sulfur. Probably too far over to be honest. Yup, I’d write more as I like the big syrupy notes but can’t hang.

Rating: 5 / 10 – ough if you don’t mind sulfur and you love heavy sherry bombs, this could be epic. Unfortunately, I can’t hang.

Rating 9/ 10
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Springbank 30 2024 release 46%

Nose: Mineral oil, sunflower seeds, cedar, furniture polish, smokey honey, barley sweets, lemon zest, unripe yellow peach.

Palate: Fabric bandaid, honey, bright fruit

Rating: 9 / 10

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Bruichladdich 18 Years 2024 release

Nose: Some strange funk on the nose, along with white peaches

Palate: White wine cask notes, hints of peat

Rating: 6 / 10 – too rushed for good notes but nice pour. Keeping it anyways so I remember.