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This is one of the very first Port Charlotte whiskies, the peated single malt from the Bruichladdich Distillery! Young, at 3 years old, and strong (62.7%), it was released in a private bottling in an edition of only 32 bottles. A piece of whisky history!
In the more than 15 years that the Port Charlotte brand now exists, it has built up a solid reputation as a peated single malt whisky. This PC8 certainly contributed to that reputation. The 8 refers to the age of this malt that aged in bourbon casks.
Every once in a while we have one in the shop, a Port Ellen. And now it's that time again! On the shelf is now a Port Ellen 8th Release, a Diageo Special Release. The almost legendary Islay single malt whisky matured for no less than 29 years. (55.3%)
The Port Ellen single malt certainly belongs in the list of legendary whiskies. And furthermore, this is an exceptional bottling of this Islay legend: vintage 1982 and bottled in 2005 as a 22-year-old, heavily sherried dram at a cask strength of 61.7%!
The history of Rebel whiskies goes back to 1849. Instead of distilling bourbon whiskey from corn and rye, the founders of Rebel Yell made their bourbon from corn and wheat. That makes this bourbon unique to this day. This edition is bottled at 55% ABV.
About 170 years ago, Rebel Yell already made bourbon whiskey from corn and wheat. And as this bourbon was made at the time, it is still made at Lux Row Distillers today. This Small Batch Reserve is said to have matured extra long. Bottled at 45.3%.
In addition to a unique bourbon whiskey, made from corn with wheat instead of rye, other whiskies are also made under the Rebel Yell brand. For example this straight rye whiskey. It was distilled in Indiana and aged for 2 years, and then bottled at 45%.
If you want to try an Irish single-pot still whiskey from 2011, this 12-year-old Redbreast is an option. It matured in bourbon and sherry casks. Pot still whiskey is made from malted barley and unmalted barley. This batch is at 57.2% cask strength.
With this 15-year-old Redbreast, the Irish Midleton distillery sets a good example of a pot-still whiskey. The whiskey is made from malted and un-malted barley, and after triple distillation matured in bourbon and sherry casks. At 46%.
Fruitier, more complex and subtle than his younger namesakes. That is the general impression of this 21-year-old Redbreast single pot-still whiskey. The perfect balance and the long finish are also praised. An Irish whiskey to indulge in!
We do not know the age of this Redbreast single pot-still whiskey, but we do know that it finished in 1st fill sherry casks. You can tell this by the typical sherry notes that are well balanced with the pot still notes. It remains a real Irish whiskey.
Douglas Laing is known for its blended malt whiskies. Their motto is: 'If a single malt is a violin, then a blended malt is an entire orchestra!'. Well-known are, for example, their Big Peat-blended Islay malts. This is also included in this sample set.
This Remus Repeal Reserve is a blend of five straight bourbon whiskeys from 8 to 14 years old. The share of rye in the mashbill of this bourbons ranges from 21% to 36%. The Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana released here a top bourbon. 50%
The idiosyncratic Reservoir Distillery (2008, Richmond, VA) not only distills bourbon, but also rye and wheat whisky. This is one of the latter. Like all their whiskies, this wheat whisky matured for at least 2 years in heavily charred casks. (50%)
Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey is one of the types of American whiskey produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. As the name implies, Rittenhouse is made from rye. This bottling is 100 proof, so 50% ABV. For a nice price.
Rossville Union is the brand under which the Ross & Squibb Distillery in Indiana, US, releases rye whisky. They do this according to a traditional recipe and process. This Master Crafted edition is 5 years old and aged in freshly charred oak casks. (47%)
The Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, produces rye whisky in addition to bourbon. This Rossville Union is an excellent example of that. Traditionally produced, it aged for 7 years in charred American oak casks, and bottled at 58.5%.
The Ross & Squibb Distillery in Indiana, which is little known outside America, has more than 175 years of experience in distilling bourbon and rye whiskey. That is certainly reflected in this Rossville Union Master Crafted straight rye whisky. (47%)
Rowan's Creek is a brand of straight Kentucky bourbon whisky and one of the many brands that is produced by Kentucky Bourbon Distillers . This is a small-batch bourbon, traditionally distilled and bottled by hand from newly charred oak barrels. 50.05%
It is one of two single malt Scotch whiskies to carry the designation 'royal'. This is a 10-year-old Royal Brackla bottling from James Eadie, matured in bourbon casks. This malt offers notes like red apple, toffee, caramel, shortbread and cinnamon. (46%)
'The King's own whisky', the label reads. And that king is William IV who gave the Brackla Distillery in the Highlands the right to bear the title Royal. This 12-year-old Royal Brackla single malt whisky is finished in oloroso sherry casks. At 46% ABV.
This 18 year old single malt whisky is one of the core bottlings of the Royal Brackla Distillery in the Highlands. The whisky is finished in Palo Cortado shery casks. That sherry influence is not overpowering, and in balance with the fruitiness of Brackla
The Belgian whisky friends club Double-V releases several times a year bottlings of whiskies that have matured in their private cellar. This is one of them: a 12-year-old Royal Brackla single malt whisky at 54.5% cask strength. For a great price!
Long ago, Royal Brackla's single malt whisky was the first malt used in the 'invention' of the blended whisky. But you can still taste Brackla whisky in its pure form. Like this 10-year-old bottling by Duncan Taylor that matured in a sherry cask. 53.8%
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