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Orkney 14 Year (2005) Single Malts of Scotland

Review by: The Muskox Phew, it’s been a while. My triumphant return to Maltrunners is… this relatively run-of-the-mill indie-bottled Highland Park. Don’t worry, it’ll get more exciting from here. Distillery: Highland Park. Bottler: Elixir Distillers. Region: Islands. ABV: 60.4%. Cask strength. Age: 14 years. Distilled August 21st 2006. Bottled August 26th 2020. Cask type: Cask #45, a…

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Mannochmore 22 (1974) Rare Malts

Review by: Raygun Mannochmore is one of a number of fairly anonymous Speysides that I rarely think about. Sometimes I manage to forget about it even while drinking some. Probably best known as the producer of the infamous Loch Dhu. It was built in 1971 next to Glenlossie to provide whisky for blends, and that’s still where most of it goes. This therefore was distilled not long after opening.…

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Spinnaker Barbados 11 Year 2014

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1477; Rum #776 This rum comes from a new independent rum bottler in the United States, Spinnaker. This rum comes the Foursquare distillery located in Saint Philip, Barbados. This rum was…

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The Whisky Jury Many Face of Rum Duo Chapter 2

Review #1476; Rum #775 This rum was bottled by independent bottler The Whisky Jury. This rum is called The Duo and is a blend of 2 different rums. Both rums pot distilled, one from a country in South America and the other from Hampden Estate. A 6 year old South American rum and 2  year old Hampden C<>H rum. No additive and bottled at cask strength, let’s see how this works. Distillery: Hampden…

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Millburn 25 (1975) Rare Malts

Review by: Raygun Millburn was one of the casualties of the 1980s whisky loch, closing down in 1985. The site is now occupied by a Premier Inn and restaurant (not a very good one, if the Google ratings are any indication). A different Rare Malts bottling was among the weirdest Scotches I’ve ever had. It’s made me a bit nervous about trying more, but when a friend was splitting some, I took the…

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Raising Glasses Return of the Yowie 18 Year 2006 (Beenleigh)

Review #1475; Rum #774 This bottling of rum comes from American Independent bottler Raising Glasses, one of the best independent bottlers in the United States right now. This is a bottling of rum from the Beenleigh distillery. Located in Australia, this rum was distilled from molasses on a pot still and fermented using S. Pombe yeast. This rum aged for 12 years in Australia, 5 years in the EU,…

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Salon du Rum Hampden 28 Year 1993

Review #1474; Rum #773 This rum was bottled by independent bottler Salon du Rum. This rum was distilled from molasses after a long fermentation time with wild yeast before being distilled on a copper pot still at the Hampden Estate distillery in Jamaica. It was then shipped to Europe where it aged for 28 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. This is the C<>H marque which…

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Klocke Estate Sour Cherry Eau de Vie

Review by: Raygun Klocke Estate is based in the Hudson Valley and produces both aged apple and grape brandies and unaged fruit eaux de vie, such as this sour cherry brandy. Pricey stuff, at $200 for a 375ml bottle. Rested about 15 minutes. Distiller: Klocke Estate Bottler: Klocke Estate  Region/style: American eau de vie  ABV: 42% Age: N/A Color: 0.0 clear Nose: There’s cherry, but also…

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Bacardí 160th Anniversary Founders Blend

Review #1473; Rum #772 This rum comes from the Bacardi distillery located in Casa Bacardí in Puerto Rico. (I won’t get into the whole Bacardí debate here). This rum was created to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the the company. I can’t find much about how it was made, no real surprise there, but they did only produce 1,862 bottles to celebrate the year of their founding. Not sure on…

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The Colours of Rum Guadeloupe 23 Year 1998 No. 3

Review #1472; Rum #: 771 Here we have rum from independent bottlers The Colours of Rum. This rum was distilled at the Bellevue distillery in 1998 on the island of Guadeloupe. It aged for 6 years in an ex-rum cask in the tropics before ageing another 17 years in Europe. It was then bottled at a high proof. Distillery: Bellevue Bottler: The Colours of Rum Region: Guadeloupe Still: Column…

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Spinnaker Jamaica WPM 9 Year 2015

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1471; Rum #770 Here we have a bottle of rum from Spinnaker, a new American Independent rum bottler based out of Austin Texas. This Jamaica rum from Worthy Park was distilled from molasses in 2015…

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Raising Glasses The Phantom Yowie 18 Year 2006 (Beenleigh)

Review by: The Auditor Review #1470; Rum #769 Here we have a bottle of rum from American Independent bottlers Raising Glasses, who I must say are much braver than I ever could be with this name and photo they used for this bottle. This is a molasses based rum from the Beenleigh distillery located in Australia. Distilled and fermentd using S pombe yeast this rum aged for 12 years in Australia, 5…

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Colours of Rum Trinidad Caroni 24 Year 1998 No.3

Review by: The Auditor Review #1469; Rum #768 Here we have a bottle of rum from Independent bottler The Colours of Rum who is new to me. This rum was distilled from molasses at the now closed Caroni distillery located in Trinidad. The rum was distilled on a column still and aged for 11 years in tropical weather. It then aged for another 13 years in Europe in an ex-whisky cask before being…

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Spinnaker Jamaica LFCH 8 Year 2016

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1468; Rum #767 Spinnaker is the newest kid on the American Rum Independent Bottler block created by Kevin McBrayer and based out of Austin Texas. What are they offering? Additive free bottlings…

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Doorly’s 12 Year (43%)

Review by: The Auditor Review #1467; Rum #766 Doorly’s 12 is a bottling of rum from Foursquare located on the island of Barbados. It is a blend of pot and column distillated that aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon casks at origin, and the blend contains rum aged for 12 years in ex-Madeira casks, all at origin in Barbados. It is then bottled with no…

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Raising Glasses Perennia Caroni 27 Year 1997

Review by: The Auditor Review #1466; Rum #765 Here we have a very special bottling released last year by Raising Glasses, that Boston based independent bottler. Here, they have bottled some Caroni from the famous now closed distillery. This rum was distilled from molasses on column stills in 1997. It aged for 12 years in Trinidad, another 15 years in the UK, all in ex-bourbon more than likely.…

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Spinnaker Guyana 12 Year 2012 Port Mourant

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1465; Rum #764 Spinnaker is the newest kid on the American Rum Independent Bottler block created by Kevin McBrayer and based out of Austin Texas. What are they offering? Additive free bottlings…

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