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La Maison & Velier — also known as La Maison du Whisky — recently launched a new series of rums called the Transcontinental Rum Line (aka TCRL). We received a collection of small samples of six rums from the TCRL. All are 700ml bottles. 212 bottles produced. 230 bottles produced. 110 proof.
So went spirits critic Robert Whitley’s 2002 review of Ciclón, a just-released Barcardí product that combined the brand’s Gold Rum with “blue agave” tequila and a “hint” of natural lime juice. The spirits giant’s own motto was a little more blunt: “90% rum, 10% tequila, 100% un-be-lievable!” “ It’s new, it’s hip, it’s a mere $14. ”
The first part of the collection, Glens & Valleys, is available now, with bottles distributed amongst Berry Bros. & & Rudd ‘A Sense of Place’ Glens & Valleys is a collection of bottlings from various scotch whisky distilleries that are nestled amongst Scotland’s stunning landscape. Berry Bros. & & Rudd website.
The brand’s flagship Spiced Rum was introduced to the United States in 1984 and was an instant hit, thanks in part to its now ubiquitous pirate-emblazoned label. Captain Morgan is now the third best-selling rum in the world according to The Spirits Business, selling roughly 12 million cases of the stuff per year.
As with any list primed to spark debate, we should outline some ground rules: The rye must be a specific bottling OR bottled within an identifiable range of years. It must be a rye whiskey under the definition during the period in which it was bottled. Bottled at 117.3 All spirits must be American rye whiskeys.
Secret Bar has been around for 13 years, and its name makes sense when you realise that when it opened in 2011, fewer people viewed the market as a hang-out spot, so the bar was something of a local’s secret.
Bottled at cask strength of 116.42 SRP $89.99) EMPRESS 1908 CUCUMBER LEMON GIN Cucumber Lemon Gin is the third release from Empress 1908 joining their Indigo and Elderflower Rose gin bottlings. Made using a mash bill recipe of 84% corn, 8% rye, and 8% malted barley, this whisky was distilled in spring 2011. Bottled at 57.1%
India became as the UK’s largest market for Scotch whisky by volume in 2022, importing 219 million bottles according to figures published by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). A commemorative bottling, Paul John ‘Mars Orbiter’ was released in 2018, in celebration of India’s successful space mission launching a probe to Mars.
Basil Hayden 10 Year Bourbon Basil Hayden 10 Year Bourbon is made using the same high-rye mash bill as the standard offering, one of four bottles in the Beam Small Batch Collection. After 10 years of aging in new, charred American oak barrels it’s bottled at 80 proof. It’s bottled at cask strength of 119.3
Mixologists and home bartenders alike soon rushed to their local liquor stores to secure their bottles. The cocktail actually originated as the classic Colada with a float of green Chartreuse, but the build later evolved when Castro swapped out rum for the green liqueur as the cocktail’s base.
The core bottling, Jack Daniel’s Old No. it has won the admiration of celebrities, including the iconic Frank Sinatra, who was rumoured to be buried with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. After much deliberation the iconic square bottle was chosen with Daniel commenting that it was “A square bottle for a square shooter”.
Angel’s Envy Triple Oak Triple Oak joins the brand’s Signature Series which also includes the Port Wine Barrel finished bourbon released in 2011 and Caribbean Rum Cask finished rye released in 2013. It’s bottled at 112 proof (56% ABV). Available September 2024. SRP $204.99) Octomore 15.2
I remember splitting a single bottle of Grey Monday (a barrel-aged stout with hazelnuts and vanilla beans) nine ways because it was so rare. Russian River: I made baby announcements for both of my children out of Russian River 3-liter, 750-milliliter, and 375-milliliter bottles, so I think I have to include them.
One year (2011), it even snowed. Foxy’s, one of the most famous bars in all the Caribbean, hosts an annual bash at the beachthat brings in a couple thousand rum-running revelers. Top Tip: Go out with a bottle of champagne. So better make it going out with two bottles of champagne! #10 PubClub was there for it.
You’ll need bottles of apple brandy and Scotch whisky. And it helps if you have a small mist/spray bottle on hand too. This would have been around 2010 or 2011, on my second visit to the Columbia Room, when I knew almost nothing about the world of classic cocktails. What Can I Get You?
This range of bottlings pops up once year to showcase different takes on whiskies from Diageo’s various Scottish distilleries. Stuart Morrison – the malt master behind the range – was on hand at the event to answer everyone’s questions, and give us an insight into how he created these remarkable bottlings.
Each SMWS bottle features a two-part numerical code. The first number represents the distillery, assigned in the order the Society first bottled a cask from that distillery. means its the sixth cask bottled from distillery number 27, which corresponds to Springbank. What Do the SMWS Codes Mean? For example, a code of 27.6
” But online you can peruse the 15 pages of offerings—liqueurs, gin, rum, calvados, and whiskey—listed under the heading “Hardcore Porn.” Other dusty bottles outside of the Hughes list include amari and liqueurs, such as 1930s Suze. One will find rarities like a 100-proof Old Taylor Bottled-in-Bond from 1913-1917.
Neves points to early, influential spots like Bar X, opened in 2011. Pop through the adjoining door into their new sister bar, Bar Nohm, a modern izakaya with Korean-inspired bar food and their own specialty cocktails like the Atari Grouch (aged rum, scotch, matcha milk, sesame, Thai basil). Today, options abound.
In bar after bar in Asia and beyond, the landscape was dominated by vodka, rum, and whiskey. The light bulb went off in 2009 and two years later, in 2011, they would partner with Munemasa Shuzo Co. Shochu was nowhere to be found, Falowitz says. Asian spirits for that matter were nowhere to be found. of Arita, Japan.
Shopping is tough, so if you’re considering a special bottle for a special someone in your life, look no further. Sure, Dad may be happy with another bottle of Maker’s Mark or Macallan single malt — but we think you can move the joyfulness needle just a bit more with something a little more exotic.
2024 has been a year of really interesting prices for us, with some of the prices on some previous auction certs falling below expectations, while other bottles – often the potential underdogs – have outperformed expectations. The cask was split, increasing the rarity of the bottles, if not the liquid itself.
For years the company has offered spirits in just about every major category, whether vodka , tequila , spiced rum , Canadian whisky (thought to be sourced from Crown Royal ), bourbon (always Barton 1792), Tennessee whiskey, or various Scotches from just about every major region (sometimes labeled as The Macallan , often undisclosed).
The limited edition bottlings are set to be released in whisky shops across 23 states beginning this March. Bottled by whisky geeks for whiskey geeks, the collection showcases exceptional single malt scotch whiskies from three different whisky regions: the Highlands, Speyside, and Islay. This is classic Glen Moray taken to 11.
La Maison & Velier operates an incredible number of sub-brands, and while its focus is on rum, it also has a bustling whisky operation, which is heavy on Scotch. The La Maison du Whisky Artist range has been with us since 2011, mostly single cask Scotch bottled at cask strength. Thoughts follow.
Each bottle here represents not just exceptional whisky, but a fascinating chapter in Ardbeg’s contemporary history. Bottled at a formidable 57.1% Each edition showcased an otherworldly combination of intense medicinal smoke, crystallized ginger, and peppered citrus, bottled at a robust 58.9% Bottled at 49.9%
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