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Park Cognac 28 Year Old “Lot 28” K&L Exclusive Single Barrel #401

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Park Cognac 28

Price: $109 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Park Cognac

Region: Grand Champagne Cognac, France

44.5% ABV

Aged For: 28 Years

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

Color: Reddish amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Honeysuckle, gentle grapes, melon, sugar, floral, and oak

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: Gentle fruits, melon, honey flowers, Cantaloupe

Finish: Light to medium warmth, medium length, melon, oak, spice, citrus, and floral notes

Thoughts: I picked up tons of melon and flowers, and thought that with this much age it would have picked up heavier deeper flavors from the wood. Too light for my palate.

Score: 75 out of 100

 

Remy Martin VSOP

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Price: $35 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Remy Martin

Region: France

40% ABV

Aged For: NAS, 4-12 years

Cask Type: Oak casks

Chill Filtered: Yes

Color Added:Yes

Color: Amber

Drank:

Nose: Wood pulp, white grapes, citrus, grass, floral

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: Light grape, oak, dried citrus, raisin, and floral notes

Finish: Short, and light warmth, light grape and floral notes with artificial sweetner

Thoughts: Not a fan, too light, sweet, and artificial.

Score: 68 out of 100

Alberta Rye Dark Batch

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Alberta Rye Dark Batch

Paid: $25 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Alberta Distillers & Jim Beam / Beam Suntory

Region: Canada, America, Spain

45% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Color Added : Nah, but they threw some sherry in there

 

 

Color: Reddish amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Sweet fruits, rye bread, damp wood, chocolate

Feel: Slick and light

Taste: Cherry, rye, cedar wood, peppercorn, sherry, clove, chocolate

Finish: Medium length, light burn, with leather rye, berries, and grape tarts.

Thoughts: I can’t see myself reach for it often, but it’s interesting and enjoyable when I’m in the mood.

Score: 79 out of 100

Compass Box Orangerie

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CB Orange

Received this as a free bonus when I ordered a drink of the Hedonism Quindecimus. I didn’t approach it as a scotch, but more of a liquor like Irish Mist or Drambuie. Infused with oranges and clove, I wonder what it could possibly taste like?

Price: $50 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Combination of Glen Moray and Cameronbridge whisky / Compass Box

Region: Scotland

40% ABV

Aged For: No word on this, I would guess young, not that you’d be able to pick out the complexity

Additives: The whisky is “infused”, but no synthetic ingredients have been used.

 

 

Color: Orangish Copper

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: It couldn’t possibly be orange? Yeah it’s orange. Sweet sugary orange.

Taste: Juicy succulent orange. Very faint hints of clove and cinnamon overpowered by orange.

Finish: Now its bitter orange! But quick and leaves a feeling like you just drank some malt liquor.

Thoughts: The whisky equivalent of triple sec, no complexity or reason to drink this neat, but I could see it making some interesting cocktails.

Score: 65 out of 100