Nose: Freshly squeezed orange, simmering smoke, distance butterscotch, and candied lemon. Lots of salty brine on the exhale especially. Lavender is there, but it comes and goes. From the experimental folk at Ardbeg comes this intensely mellow dram, produced using our grooviest casks ever. Smoked spices combine with distant bonfires fading into a mellow haze of apples and smoked pear. Pennington Distilling Co. in Nashville has unveiled its second release, following last fall's Davidson Reserve Rye Whiskey. Davidson Reserve Four Grain blends Pennington's Tennessee whiskey, bourbon, and rye, each of which is aged for at least three years. The "four grains" are corn (used in the bourbon and Tennessee whiskey), wheat (used in the bourbon), rye (used in the Tennessee whiskey and rye), and malted barley (used in the bourbon and rye). Each straight whiskey is aged separately before being blended together.

J. Rieger & Co.'s flagship Kansas City Whiskey blends in sherry—a practice that's legal if the amount is less than 2.5% and the whiskey is not labeled "straight." It's no surprise, then, that the distillery's special-edition release would also include sherry influence, this time from botas, very old sherry soleracasks that rarely get used for whiskey maturation. As noted, Rieger used the botas for its inaugural Monogram release last year as well; read more about what makes them special here. We deliver to a number of international destinations including the USA. Please use the 'Change Location' link above for an estimate in your local currency or find out more about international deliveryCambridge, Wisconsin's Dancing Goat Distillery has launched its first product, a rye whiskey aged in both "vintage American oak" and new charred French oak barrels, then finished in a solera made of recharred Limousin oak port barrels. This first batch is being bottled at 46% ABV, but future releases may have a different proof as the distillery's goal is to create a certain flavor profile without necessarily being constrained by a target proof. We normally deliver products between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, unless by prior arrangement. We do not offer delivery on Saturdays, Sundays, or bank holidays, and we may have a reduced delivery schedule at various times of the year and during peak times, e.g., Christmas, we may have extended delivery dates.

I’ve not always tasted Ardbeg committee release with the regular release side-by-side, but the main difference tends to be booziness. That tends to be a biting win for me. These two are so similar. I get more wine-notes on the committee release which makes it more fun on the nose, but it’s a little too sharp on the palate. A little too hot. A few drops of water settle the drink, but at that point, you may as well drink the regular release. Given the name, I was expecting a lysergic experience, but instead I found myself with a healthy hippy smoking seaweed cigarettes. Almost an introductory whisky, which doesn’t want to disturb, even too much peace and quiet, but then again, that’s the name, isn’t it? But from a special and limited edition (and expensive, although it’s not a weighty element in giving an opinion) I expect much more. Palate: Sharp oak spice hit, great levels of char, and the caramels wash-over. The citrus crush is there, closer to blood oranges. The paprika spice is hot hot hot (compared to the regular release, it’s even hotter). Baking spices, but more focused on cinnamon.We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. Whiskybase B.V. is the Dutch private limited liability company, having its statutory seat in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and its office at Zwaanshals 530, 3035 KS Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Whiskybase B.V. is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under no. 52072819. Our Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products. If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Doc's Wine, Spirits & More in Memphis is creating its own brand of whiskey. This first release is a single-barrel bourbon made at an undisclosed distillery in Middle Tennessee (any guesses?), made of 84% corn, 8% malted barley, and 8% rye.

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired. A special 2018 Ardbeg Day edition that followed the exclusive Ardbeg Committee one (at 51.6% proof), bottled in January of the same year and which finished its (undisclosed) maturation in barrels that contained (unspecified) red wine, heavily charred causing deep grooves on the wood. Nose: Nice spoiled fruit acidity and char. Char flaking off burnt oak. The caramel is a little richer on this end compared to the regular Grooves, the baking spices are a little more prominent.Ardbeg’s annual releases are highly anticipated among fans. The most popular of recent years, Dark Cove, was much beloved and was turned (unofficially) to a regular release called AN NO. Each year, fans get something different. Each year, there are two releases; the regular releases and the committee release, intended primarily for Ardbeg committee members (an organization that’s free to join). No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. Nothing in the Terms shall exclude or limit our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct by us. Aroma suspended between meaty, tarry and oceanic, less acrid than usual and indeed quite soft (by Ardbeg standards), from which emerge notes of red fruits (including even a little strawberry), prunes, nutmeg, almond, liquorice root. Candied citrus fruits and crème brûlée. Over time, it’s the marine and iodized aspect that gains strength, compacting the aromas more decisively and remaining rather sugary (and toasty). Not bad, definitely better than the first approach. There’s much folklore between why there are two releases. The committee release is certainly boozier by a few percentages of alcohol. It’s also, in some cases, believed to be the more authentic batch of the two that includes more difficult-to-find casks of whisky, where as the regular releases is a higher (but still not high) volume product and thus a little more muted in flavour. Whatever the truth of it is, committee releases are intended to be “more special.” And more expensive. Certainly on the secondary market.