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Review #486 - New Riff High Note 8 Year 100% Malted Rye
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/11/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/11/25

Review #486 - New Riff High Note 8 Year 100% Malted Rye

Instead of choosing a strength of 50% ABV to go along with their typical bottled-in-bond presentation, New Riff chose to bottle this release at barrel proof.

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Review #485 - Jim Beam Black 7 Year Bourbon
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/10/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/10/25

Review #485 - Jim Beam Black 7 Year Bourbon

Early in 2024, Jim Beam released a new age-stated budget bourbon: a 7 year old Black version.

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Review #484 - Found North Peregrine 2024 Release
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/9/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/9/25

Review #484 - Found North Peregrine 2024 Release

The 2024 release of Peregrine gets a 1 year bump in age statement compared to the previous version, as well as a revised Cognac to New Oak finishing ratio.

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Review #483 - Blackadder Benrinnes Raw Cask 15 Year Barbados Rum Cask Finish
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/7/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/7/25

Review #483 - Blackadder Benrinnes Raw Cask 15 Year Barbados Rum Cask Finish

This whisky is all natural - no chill filtration, no coloring added - and bottled at cask strength.

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Review #482 - Russell's Reserve 6 Year Rye
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/5/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/5/25

Review #482 - Russell's Reserve 6 Year Rye

Wild Turkey and their Russell's Reserve brand may be known more for their bourbons, but they also produce a selection of rye whiskies.

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Review #481 - Arran Sherry Cask 'The Bodega'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/4/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/4/25

Review #481 - Arran Sherry Cask 'The Bodega'

This is a NAS cask strength single malt, the spirit of which matured in sherry hogsheads.

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Review #480 - Adelphi Ben Nevis 10 Year Single Cask
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/3/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/3/25

Review #480 - Adelphi Ben Nevis 10 Year Single Cask

Adelphi aged this single cask from Ben Nevis in an Oloroso sherry butt.

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Review #479 - Early Times Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/2/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 2/2/25

Review #479 - Early Times Bottled in Bond Bourbon

This brand changed hands in 2020, moving from the Brown-Forman portfolio into the hands of Sazerac.

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Review #478 - Westland Garryana Edition 4|1 (2019)
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/31/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/31/25

Review #478 - Westland Garryana Edition 4|1 (2019)

The minimum aging time for these barrels was 3 years (44 months, to be specific), but there's a range of cask ages up to 5+ years involved.

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Review #477 - SMWS 41.160 'What a Combination' - Dailuaine 12 Year
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/29/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/29/25

Review #477 - SMWS 41.160 'What a Combination' - Dailuaine 12 Year

After spending 9 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, the spirit was transferred into a first fill Rivesaltes wine barrique.

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Review #476 - Isle of Raasay Lightly Peated Hebridean Single Malt
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/28/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/28/25

Review #476 - Isle of Raasay Lightly Peated Hebridean Single Malt

Isle of Raasay refers to their maturation combination as 'Na Sia,' which translates to 'The Six.'

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Review #475 - New Riff Silver Grove Rye (2024 Release)
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/27/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/27/25

Review #475 - New Riff Silver Grove Rye (2024 Release)

In 2024, New Riff added a rye whisky to the Silver Grove range.

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Review #474 - Fercullen 4 Year Marsala Single Cask - SNUG First Anniversary Pick
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/26/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/26/25

Review #474 - Fercullen 4 Year Marsala Single Cask - SNUG First Anniversary Pick

To celebrate their first anniversary, SNUG of Irvington bottled this Fercullen single cask pick at the end of 2024.

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Review #473 - Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/24/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/24/25

Review #473 - Old Weller Antique Original 107 Brand

This squat bottling style can fetch a hefty sum at auction.

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Review #472 - Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength - Sherry Cask Matured (2024)
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/22/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/22/25

Review #472 - Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength - Sherry Cask Matured (2024)

Batch 10 of Kilkerran 8 Year Cask Strength is another sherry matured batch.

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Review #471 - McCarthy's 5 Year Single Cask #157 - Westmoreland Liquor Pick
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/21/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/21/25

Review #471 - McCarthy's 5 Year Single Cask #157 - Westmoreland Liquor Pick

Most or all McCarthy's releases spend time aging in Garryana oak, a species native to the Pacific Northwest.

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Review #470 - Compass Box Spice Tree
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/20/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/20/25

Review #470 - Compass Box Spice Tree

Balmenach and Glen Moray make up large portions of the blend, and the rest is comprised of their proprietary 'Highland Blend.'

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Review #469 - Joseph A. Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch 176
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/19/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/19/25

Review #469 - Joseph A. Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch 176

Three types of casks are used for finishing for these blends: Armagnac, sherry, and Cognac.

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Review #468 - SMWS 18.51 'Dark and Decadent' - Inchgower 15 Year
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/17/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/17/25

Review #468 - SMWS 18.51 'Dark and Decadent' - Inchgower 15 Year

Another one of Diageo's rarely-seen distilleries, which we generally only get to try via independent bottlings.

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Review #467 - Buffalo Trace Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Jewelry Fence'
Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/16/25 Me, My Wife & Whisky 1/16/25

Review #467 - Buffalo Trace Single Barrel - Wiseguy Lounge Pick 'Jewelry Fence'

This pick selected by the Wiseguy Lounge chain of bars.

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