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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Bulleit Bourbon Frontier WhiskeyA blend of bourbons aged for 6-8 years (there is no official age statement on the bottle) & bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV) using Kentucky limestone-filtered water, Bulleit uses a high rye mash bill of 68% corn, 28% rye, & 4% malted barley. Its distillates are sourced from an…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Revisiting Código 1530 Reposado TequilaCódigo 1530 (Codigo), a brand originally affiliated with country music legend George Strait and bought by French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard in 2022, produces its tequilas at distillery Varo Destileria (NOM 1616) located in Amatitán (Amatitan) in Jalisco’s Valley (Los Valles) region. The brand, which is priced at…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Jim Beam Winter Reserve BourbonAged for 6 years, finished in new toasted American White Oak barrels, and bottled at 86 proof (43% ABV), Jim Beam Winter Reserve is made from a mash bill of 77% corn, 13% rye, and 10% malted barley. COLOR: Dark copper-gold NOSE: The aroma profile is, indeed, reminiscent of…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyFour Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a blend of 4 of the distillery’s mash bills: 2 – OBSK (rye & baking spices); 3 – OBSO (rich fruit); 7 – OESK (baking spice); & 8 – OESO (rich fruit & vanilla). The overall mash bill blend is 75% corn,…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES: Lemon-Orange Margarita for National Margarita Day 2025LEMON-ORANGE MARGARITA for National Margarita Day 2025 Shake over ice & then pour over ice. Salt rim if/as desired. The lemon, to me, makes for a more robust Margarita & the orange bitters add some earthiness to the citrus, the cooked agave & vegetal/herbal notes of the blanco, & the…
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Continue reading →: 1792 Bottled in Bond – VA ABC Sazerac Barrel Select (Single Barrel #1085)As a bottled in bond product, it is aged at least four years and was produced in the same distilling season by the same master distiller at the same distillery. It also had to be stored in oak barrels in a federally bonded warehouse under USG supervision. It has to…
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Continue reading →: MIJENTA- A Unique Tequila Brand From Maestra Tequilera Ana María Romero MenaOne can never have too many bottles of Mijenta – that’s my motto. The blanco has unmistakable classic Blue Weber agave aromas & flavors but is also entirely unique. Cooked agave, sweet cinnamon, many floral notes, minerality, fruit. The reposado is pound for pound (or ounce for ounce) my favorite…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finished Straight Bourbon WhiskeyVirginia distillery A. Smith Bowman was founded in 1927 in Fairfax County and, until the 1950s, was the only legal whisky producer in the state. Now located in Fredericksburg (since 1988), about half-way between Northern Virginia and the state capital, Richmond, the distillery is a part of the Sazerac/Buffalo Trace…
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Continue reading →: Distillery & Brand Feature Series: Tequila Las Americas (NOM 1480) & Don AbrahamAbraham Montes began farming Blue Weber agave in Amatitán in the Tequila Valley (Los Valles) of Jalisco, in the early 1920s. His sons & grandsons grew agaves for other tequila producers before establishing their own brand in 1995. Don Abraham is run by 3 brothers – Álvaro, Eladio, & Carlos…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Four Roses BourbonFour Roses’ standard entry-level bourbon is produced using a blend of the distillery’s ten bourbon recipes that are created using different mixes of two mash bills and five proprietary yeasts. “Mash Bill B” uses 60% corn, 35% rye, and 5% malted barley. “Mash Bill E” uses 75% corn, 20% rye,…
Documenting my journey into agave spirits along with a smattering of other spirits after many, many years away – This blog is meant to take note of this journey including tasting notes, bottle photography, and other related topics.
Agave Spirits+ Journey 