Success – the final optional bottle share social of Academic Year 2026 resulted in cross-spirits category tastings and lots of good conversation amongst a small group from a larger group on a staff ride.
The final bottle lineup was mostly determined by student votes with some additions of my own:
*Tequila Ocho Añejo – Corralillos estate vintage
*Tequila Ocho Reposado – Tierras Negras estate vintage
*Don Fulano Añejo Tequila
*Virginia Distillery Co. Cigar Blend First Cut American Single Malt Whisky
*Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond Bourbon
*Fortaleza 46 Still Strength Blanco Tequila (lote 33-S)
*Fortaleza Reposado Tequila (lote 127-R)
*Fortaleza Añejo Tequila (lote 76-A)
*Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond 7 Year Bourbon
I used one of my new Aged & Ore Bottle Caddy bags, which I love and are super useful for bottle shares. I also brought Denver & Liely Mezcal, Bourbon, and Whisky glasses as well as Glencairn copita glasses.
I also gifted a Denver & Liely Mezcal glass to a student to continue their agave spirits tasting journey – they went from tequila shots to noting down their own tasting notes in just a year.
Damage was done to multiple bottles amidst some great conversations and cigars on a cool late spring evening. Sharing is how spirits are best enjoyed.
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1792 Bourbon Agave Spirits American Single Malts American Whisky ArteNOM Añejo Tequila Blanco Tequila Blended Whisky Bourbon Whisky Bruichladdich Buffalo Trace Buffalo Trace Distillery Cocktails Código 1530 (Codigo 1530) E.H. Taylor Eagle Rare El Tesoro Extra Añejo Tequila Four Roses Gin Glassware Irish Whisky Jack Daniel's Limestone Branch Distillery Liqueurs Lost Lore Maker's Mark Mezcal Mijenta Mt. Defiance Distillery Patrón Penelope Reposado Tequila Reviews Rye Whisky Scotch Whisky Scotland Siempre Single Malt Whisky Spirits Tequila Tequila Ocho Virginia Virginia Distillery Company Whisky
