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Review: Bhakta Indian Single Malt 2012

Drinkhacker

The final product is bottled at a robust 113.8 A- / $149 / shopbhakta.com The post Review: Bhakta Indian Single Malt 2012 appeared first on Drinkhacker: The Insider's Guide to Good Drinking. Let’s see how it tastes! I tested that out and found the dilution helped keep the tropical fruits more present throughout the sip.

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Review: Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum – Venzeuela 2007 and Barbados 2012 Port Cask

Drinkhacker

Holmes Cay says that its latest two offerings “are about us growing up as a company,” offering a retail bottling from a “mystery distillery” and round two of a previous hit. Details and tasting notes follow. The alcoholic heat dies down with time in glass, letting a warming, lightly citrus-fueled finish wash over you.

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Jesse Estes To Auction Rare Ocho Vintages For Equal Measures UK

BarLifeUK

As such, I am honoured to be able to support Equal Measures in some small capacity, by donating some of my most prized bottles of Tequila Ocho, some of which have been in my private collection for over 16 years, since we launched the brand.” Full auction lot listing Bottles 1. ABV, 700ml 2.

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Review: Ex Libris Penderyn Welsh Whisky Collection – 2004, 2009, 2010, and 2012

Drinkhacker

La Maison & Velier got started with its Ex Libris independently bottled whisky collection last year with a 40 year old Canadian whisky — starting out with a bang, to be sure. Ex Libris Penderyn Welsh Whisky Collection 2012 “The Red Book of Hergest” – 11 years old, aged in an oloroso sherry cask.

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Whiskey Around the World: Japanese Whisky

Chilled Magazine

Hibiki Japanese Harmony Anniversary Edition Inspired by the brand’s relentless pursuit of quality, ingenuity and expressiveness, the bottle features a limited edition design, while the whisky itself boasts a honey-like sweetness with hints of candied orange peel and white chocolate.

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We Ask Old Elk Master Distiller Greg Metze About Crafting Whiskey

Chilled Magazine

In 2012, the team at Old Elk asked master distiller Greg Metze to craft and produce custom whiskey mash bills specifically for them after his 24-year odyssey at Seagram’s Distillery, “I subsequently joined Old Elk in 2016,” shares Metze, “We have created a very nice portfolio of products intended to satisfy and entice our consumers.

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5 to Try: Cava, and the Wines Formerly Known as Cava

Imbibe Magazine

Odds are, your familiarity with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain’s Catalonia region, may simply be as a cheap bottle of bubbles. That’s because the vast majority of the quarter billion bottles sold globally are classified as Cava de Guarda, the youngest and least expensive category.

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