Luminance – “Prism” Single Barrel Bourbon Review
A balanced, spice-forward single barrel with maple depth, tobacco edges, and a finish that quietly steals the show.
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Espy House Rye Review
Espy House Rye, 94-proof and bottled by Bardstown Bourbon Company, delivers a fruity, herbal, and approachable Kentucky rye with a lightly spiced finish and a visually striking bottle.
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A. Smith Bowman – Cask Strength (Batch 3) Review
A deep, complex powerhouse from Buffalo Trace, offering thick, tannic oak, rich dark fruits, and a surprising effervescent kick—just shy of the intensity of GTS.
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Copper & Cask Announces Small Batch Series No. 016 Bourbon and No. 015 (21-Year Cigar Blend Whiskey)
Copper & Cask reveals Small Batch Series No. 016, an 11-year bourbon, and No. 015, a 21-year Canadian whisky finished in Armagnac and Port casks.
Cold Zero – The Rifle Edition (WWll Veteran Signed) Review
A bold, cigar-pairing whiskey created to honor WWII veterans—Cold Zero Rifle delivers deep candied sweetness, red fruit richness, and a powerful white pepper finish that lingers long after the glass is empty.
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Backbone – Uncut Bourbon Review
Backbone Uncut Bourbon (115.6 proof) offers vanilla frosting, custard, caramel, and balanced spice in a dessert-leaning barrel strength bourbon that finishes with lingering red fruit.
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Backbone – The Forge (Batch 3) Review
Backbone The Forge Batch 3 delivers maraschino cherry, caramel, cinnamon spice, and MGP oak in a classic high-rye bourbon profile, though it drinks hotter than expected at 110 proof.
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Backbone – Decade Down Anniversary Edition (2021) Review
Backbone Decade down Uncut Anniversary Edition (2021) brings cherry candy, brown sugar, and cinnamon spice but struggles to deliver depth in the nose and mid-palate
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Backbone – Bone Snapper X-Ray Rye Review
Backbone Bone Snapper X-Ray Rye Batch 6 offers floral pear, honeyed sweetness, and minty spice at 110 proof—an approachable rye that shows promise but could benefit from more time in barrel.
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A Seat at the Table: Building the Next Song Dog Rye
A day harvesting barrels and building a four-barrel rye blend at Song Dog Distilling. Yogurt rituals, tannic debates, a barrel too good to blend, and the best Sazerac I’ve had outside New Orleans.
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