Review #338 - Amrut Aatma Swedish Oak Single Cask
This spirit was made using six-row barley, which is a more common practice in India for malt whisky.
Review #337 - SMWS 85.70 'A Spaniard In Here Lurks' - Glen Elgin 15 Year
Glen Elgin - quite challenging to find in OB form, though it is a key component of the White Horse blend.
Review #336 - Rebel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
A blog post by Lux Row reveals that this bourbon is made using a mashbill of 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley.
Review #335 - Rosebank 21 Year 1992
This bottle was part of Diageo's annual special releases back in 2014; it was distilled in 1992, and came with a 21 year age statement.
Review #334 - SMWS 100.40 'Well Red' - Strathmill 10 Year
After maturing for 7 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, this was transferred to a first fill d'Arenberg Australian Shiraz barrique.
Review #333 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'John Dillinger'
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, John Dillinger was a gangster and bank robber, active during the Great Depression.
Review #332 - Elijah Craig 10 Year Private Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Arson'
This selection was given the name 'Arson,' probably due to its strength: 68.2% ABV, or 136.4 proof.
Review #331 - Elements of Islay Ln2 - Bruichladdich 13 Year
Ln2 is a semi-cryptic reference to the Lochindaal coast, where Bruichladdich is located.
Review #330 - Bruichladdich 26 Year Black Art 08.1
The 8th edition of Bruichladdich's famous 'Black Art' series - this one boasts an age statement of 26 years.
Review #329 - Glenfarclas 17 Year
The Speyside distillery is known for its use of sherry casks for whisky maturation.
Review #328 - Peerless Single Barrel Rye 'Mixed Berry Tart'
It comes with a barrel proof strength of 59.7% ABV (119.4 proof), which is relatively high for the distillery.
Review #327 - Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD/05.23
A 2023 edition of Ardnamurchan's Cask Strength - with follows on the success and plaudits of the 2022 batches.
Review #326 - Hard Truth High Road Rye
Hard Truth created this 93 proof High Road Rye as an easy-drinking alternative to their typical barrel proof rye varieties.
Review #325 - Lochlea Our Barley
After spending nearly 30 years at Laphroaig, including a long stint as master distiller/distillery manager, John Campbell left Islay for the southern region of Scotland, where he is building Lochlea's range of whiskies.
Review #324 - Highland Park 13 Year Single Cask - Bourbon World Pick
This selection by Bourbon World is a 13 year Highland Park, which was fully matured in a first fill European oak sherry butt.
Review #323 - 18th Street Distillery Straight Wheated Bourbon Private Barrel
18th Street Distillery was the first distillery started in Hammond, Indiana after prohibition times.
Review #322 - Glenmorangie A Tale of Tokyo
They chose a more complex cask regimen: a triple selection of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and that Mizunara oak.
Review #321 - New Riff Malted Rye Sherry Finish
Another riff on New Riff's MGP-like rye: this time, they finished the whisky in sherry casks.
Review #320 - Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Rye
The mashbill isn't officially disclosed, but the general idea is that it's a low-rye rye whisky.
Review #319 - Edradour 10 Year Super Tuscan Single Cask
Super Tuscan wine is not official wine terminology, but it generally refers to red wines made in Tuscany, Italy, which do not conform to the rules of the DOC.