Category: Spirits

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June 13, 2021

Dangerous Don Café Mezcal

It’s rare to find a flavoured mezcal, but Cowboy Frank definitely hit on something when he mixed coffee with his mezcal.

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May 23, 2021

Koloa Single Barrel Rum Aged 5 Years

Rum or otherwise, this is an excellent spirit. I particularly like that is has several unique nuances which nod to the local environment.

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May 16, 2021

Tomoet Moi Kokuto Shochu

So just what is shochu? The easiest way to describe it is that it is probably Japan’s oldest spirit. Being a spirit, it is distilled. It can have many bases such as steamed rice, barley, sweet potato, kokuto, buckwheat, or even sesame. However, being a Japanese alcohol, it uses koji-kin.

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May 9, 2021

Amabuki Shuzo Tyoukarakuchi Tokubetsu Junmai Sake

It’s April (as of this writing). The unforgiving Philippine summer heat is back. A long, long time ago, when things were normal, I used to..

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April 18, 2021

Remi Landier Très Vieux Fins Bois

A couple of things, before I get into the meat of this Cognac. The first is on the notion of strength, for you’ll note this..

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March 7, 2021

Flor De Caña V Generaciones

Centerpiece or paperweight?

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February 7, 2021

Cadenhead’s Cognac Distillerie Charpentier – 50 Years Old

Something old from the Cadenhead’s Distillerie Charpentier range.

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January 31, 2021

Ron Abuelo 12 year old

Ron Abuelo and Latin American rum culture.

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January 24, 2021

Bacardi 8 year old & Brugal 1888

Rum stables reviewed.

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January 17, 2021

Darroze Les Grands Assemblages Ans D’age 8

Starting out in Armagnac?

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