Bottlings by RG
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variable Tailspin 750ml 49% ABV (rum et al)
$75.00$
From Dr. Robyn Smith, PhD: tailspin (49%) with notes of dried mango and creamsicle on the nose. there’s also cinnamon peaking through along with wet branches. on the palate.
tailspin at still strength (75.8%) reminds me of juicy fruit gum and sweet & tangy barbeque on the nose. On the palate, notes of dried figs and apples come forward, followed by roasted cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. the burnt caramel and prune note comes through on the finish.
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Matugga White Rum (USA Edition)
$50.00The words “Funky” and “Fruity” on the label are the first clues that this is no ordinary white rum! Indeed, this rum comes right out of the gates with funky esters and tropical fruits with a dry, complex backbone that works both as a neat pour or in a killer daiquiri. This US exclusive bottling is boosted to 45% to give the US rums fans an extra notch of aromatic intensity.
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Matugga Golden Rum
$50.00Close your eyes while sipping this rum and you’ll swear you’ve discovered a new Jamaican distillery … but it’s the work of a Ugandan master distiller in Scotland! Pungent, redolent of exotic ripe fruits, slightly smoky and built on a foundation of spicy oak, Matugga Golden is a true original that defies any easy classification.
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Matugga Spiced (USA Edition)
$45.00We’re typically not enthusiasts of spiced rum but Scotland’s Matugga Distillery puts the same level of premium quality and artisanal skill into their exceptional spiced rum that they do in their white and golden releases. This USA exclusive edition uses genuine vanilla bean pods (in addition to Scottish honey and a masala chai blend) for an extra degree of fresh natural flavor, making for the finest spiced rum available in America!
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Renaissance Puyuma Cognac Cask Rum (Single Cask 18094) – 700ml
$250.00A masterpiece from one of the most exciting and exclusive distilleries on the planet, Renaissance Rum (and one of only 7 bottlings ever exported outside of Taiwan). Named “Puyuma” after one of the original aboriginal tribes, this spirit is Eeegant yet powerful, redolent of plums, papaya, allspice, vanilla bean with a spicy French oak backbone
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Renaissance Clouded Leopard Bordeaux Cask Rum (Single Cask 19136) – 700ml
$250.00Hailing from one of the most exciting and exclusive distilleries on the planet, Renaissance Rum (and one of only 7 bottlings ever exported outside of Taiwan), this “Clouded Loeapard” bottling is a dense, multi-layered flavor experience, with the ultra-rare Leoville Poyferre Bordeaux cask imparting dark fruits, smoky poblano pepper, aromatic turmeric, sharp herbs, dunder funk, finish with rounded tannins and ancient leather
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Perennia Caroni 27 yr Trinidad Rum – 375ml
$275.00The king of lost rum distilleries, Trinidad’s Caroni Distillery quietly produced its last drops in 2002 before its tragic dismantling – only to rise again as most iconic cult rum of our time. Caroni was our gateway to the rum-verse and a royal pain to get in the US, so we’re ecstatic to present the first Caroni release by an American independent bottler.
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Return of the Yowie – Australia 18 yr Rum
$65.00Yowie (Australia’s Bigfoot) returns to terrorize his legions of Beenleigh Distillery rum fans! This is just Yowie Strikes Back with an additional year of aging, still featuring the pre-2010 S. Pombe yeast trademark notes of floral eucalyptus and apricot but with new refined flavors of wild honey, white pepper and a dry matchstick finish.
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dunderclap still strength by rum et al 74% ABV (375 ml)
$60.00From Dr. Robyn Smith, PhD: dunderclap at still strength (74/75%) has similar notes to 49% dunderclap, but the flavors and aromas are much more concentrated. on the nose there’s a variety of fruits, like dried apples, fruit leather, fig jam, raisins, and prunes. there are notes of vanilla and caramel alongside smarties and a touch of musk. on the palate, the sip is very oily and has very little heat. the first flavors i get are grape jelly and fig jam. there’s some earthiness that reminds me of wet branches. there are notes of candied grapefruit and honey roasted macadamia nuts.
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The Phantom Yowie – Australia 18 yr Rum Madeira Finish
$65.00Yowie (Australia’s Bigfoot) returns to terrorize his legions of Beenleigh Distillery rum fans! This is Yowie Strikes Back with 10 months aging in a Madeira cask, still featuring the pre-2010 S. Pombe yeast trademark notes of floral eucalyptus and apricot but with new refined flavors of wild honey, white pepper and a dry matchstick finish. He’s saucier than before, but still a BEAST!
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dunderclap by rum et al 49% ABV (750 ml)
$75.00From Dr. Robyn Smith, PhD: on the nose dunderclap (49% abv) has so much cinnamon and raisins with notes of custard. there’s citrus, like orange zest and orange blossom, along with brown butter. there isn’t any heat at all. the aromas are filled with syrupy fruits. on the palate the mouthfeel is oily and silky with no heat. there are immediate notes of dried figs, fig jam, and prunes. lots of prunes! there’s candied orange, toasted cinnamon stick, fresh grated nutmeg, and golden raisins. i also get notes of vanilla and honey.
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Union – Reunion Savanna 7 yr Rum (375ml)
$45.00On the island of Réunion off the coast of Africa, a Hindu, Muslim and Christian debated whose hometown river fed the Great Ocean. They climbed a mountain and laughed when they saw all three rivers emptied into the same ocean. The three friends would reunite every year to celebrate the united diversity that shapes our world. Known for agricole, Réunion’s Savanna distillery also produces spectacular molasses rums. UNION has a creamy buttery mouthfeel with notes of raisin bran, fruity ultra dark Madagascar chocolate, banana and tart green mango.
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baseline still strength by rum et al 75% ABV (375 ml)
$60.00(by Dr. Robyn Smith, PhD): baseline at still strength reminds me of a cheese danish with tons of dried fruits like raisins and figs on the nose. i also get notes of toffee with key lime oil and a little bit of roastiness. on the palate, the mouthfeel is so silky and oily. the dried fruit notes come forward immediately. that then transforms into toasted cinnamon bark and some bitter cacao nibs. the citrus note presents as grapefruit.
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Pelée’s Fury III Oloroso Sherry Finish – Martinique Grand Arôme Rum
$40.00This third edition in our series of Grand Arôme Rums from Le Galion Distillery spent 10 mo. in an Oloroso Sherry quarter cask, adding additional dimensions of figs and cured meats to the base notes of wild tropical fruits, black olives, candied prunes and salted almonds.
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baseline by rum et al 49% (750ml)
$75.00(by Dr. Robyn Smith, PhD): this rum is named baseline because that’s exactly what i want it to act as, a baseline for all of our other rums to be compared to. it is a no-frills, straightforward rum with absolutely no additives (except for water to bring it down to bottling strength). it’s fermented from 100% baking grade molasses for 2.5-3 weeks using the distiller’s yeast strain of saccharomyces cerevisiae. it’s then double pot distilled to a spirit strength of 75% abv. these are extremely small batches.
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Full Circle Full Proof – 8 Nation Blend (62.1% ABV 375ml)
$40.00Our Full Circle blend at Full Proof, not a drop of added water! Our Full Circle project traces the trajectory of sugar cane spirits as they developed across the globe with each region’s character contributing to the unmatched diversity of rum. Given thenumber of existing navy-style blends, we aimed to create a fully original modern blend, w/each year’s release featuring new additions from our single cask collection & our collaborators.
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Full Circle 110 – 8 Nation Blend (55% ABV 750ml)
$50.00
Our Full Circle blend at a cocktail friendly 110 proof! Our Full Circle project traces the trajectory of sugar cane spirits as they developed across the globe with each region’s character contributing to the unmatched diversity of rum. Given thenumber of existing navy-style blends, we aimed to create a fully original modern blend, w/each year’s release featuring new additions from our single cask collection & our collaborators.
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Jablesse – Trinidad 21 yr Rum
$80.00THE LEGEND: She-Devil … or Avenger of Wronged Women? The abusive men who fail to notice her cloven hoof foot are easy prey for the temptress Jablesse, who lures them into the forest to their doom.
THE RUM: Powerfully aromatic, dignified and uncompromising, with overtones of brilliant menthol, effervescent nail polish and young fruits.
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Her Majesty – 5 yr Privateer Queen’s Share
$88.00
(Note: The picture on the Big Thirst website is incorrect – you will receive the 750ml 5 yr edition)Privateer Rum Distillery is the pre-eminent champion of Queen’s Share rum where the richest cuts (the end of the hearts and the beginning of the tails) are collected from multiple runs and redistilled, then given extended aging to produce a rum of profound intensity and refined elegance … a rum fit for royalty! Our Queen’s Share was placed in our own Newport KY bourbon barrel within a week of its emptying, resulting in notes of fragrant peach, buttery toffee, and gentle leather.
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Rosalie Bay – Dominica Single Rum Batch 1
$87.50
On the Nature Isle of Dominica, farmers grow and harvest sugar cane by hand which is juiced, fermented, distilled and bottled in our hurricane-resistant distillery. These same hands protect our turtles, sperm whales and restore our reefs. 100% of revenue is returned to the community for sustained ocean conservation. The result? A new circle of life and the finest Dominica Single Rum from our farm to your glass.
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Filumena – Canada Sherry Cask Rum
$40.00Calgary’s Romero Distillery produces uniquely Canadian rum with Canadian molasses, glacier fed water and the extreme “Chinook” winds subjecting their casks to massive swings in pressure and temperature. This special bottling received extra-long aging in genuine Jerez sherry casks resulting in a succulently rich and silky rum with notes of dark fruit, burnt caramel and soft tannins.
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Kyrië II – Netherlands Cane Juice Rum
$40.00KYRÏE II is from the same batch as the original Kyrïe, but with an additional 3 months of aging in a rum cask. Our original plan was for a longer aging but Kyrïe I was so popular & sold out so quickly we caved in and bottled the last of the Kyrïe that you’re holding in your hands! To be honest it’s not wildly different than the original Kyrïe, just a bit fuller and rounder in its mouthfeel. It’s still for fearless funky cane juice addicts only, Kyrië is searingly pungent with savory lemongrass notes & a graceful finish of confectioner’s sugar
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Pelée’s Fury II Rum Finish – Martinique Grand Arôme Rum
$40.00This sequel to our original Grand Arôme Rum from Le Galion Distillery spent 10 mo. in a Barbados rum cask, adding additional dimensions of toffee and spice flavors to the base notes of wild tropical fruits, black olives, candied prunes and salted almonds. Grand Arôme’s long vinasse-powered fermentation creates prodigious amounts of ester flavor compounds that are NOT for the weak!
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Ethereal – Madeira 3 yr Agricole Rum
$50.00Dreams come true! Madeiran agricole rum has been our obsession & we’re thrilled to debut the first Madeira rum from a US indie bottler. From the tiny yet mighty O Reizinho distillery,this brilliant blend of 3 yr French oak Madeira casks by Peter Holland features savory vegetal notes of tarragon, toasted almonds, candied pear and a zingy rhubarb finish
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Yowie Strikes Back – Australia 17 yr Rum
$65.00
Imagine that we sent the original Yowie to charm school and he returned one year older and 1% ABV stronger, still featuring the pre-2010 S. Pombe yeast trademark notes of floral eucalyptus and apricot but with new refined flavors of wild honey, white pepper and a dry matchstick finish. He’s more balanced, but still a BEAST! -
King Kai – Guyana 17 yr Rum
$55.00
A Guyanese rarity of the elusive ELWR marque and 17 yrs of gentle Continental aging, King Kai is all posh elegance with notes of vanilla wafer pudding, plump sultana raisins, and a creamy meringue finish. -
Florida Rum Society Ecuador 2018 6 yr
$40.00
Florida Rum Society’s private label bottling of our Ecuador 2018 6 yr Rum is now available across the US! The wildly fun label is designed by Abby Zwiefel.
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Muki – Ecuador 6 yr Rum
$40.00
A delightful flavor-packed surprise with notes of oatmeal cookie, coconut, cloves, bright orange essence, finishing with an herbal rye & soft spearmint. A real over-achieving sleeper of a rum!
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Pelée’s Fury – Martinique Grand Arôme Rum
$40.00
Vividly aromatic and pungent, this Grand Arôme Rum from Le Galion Distillery is not for the weak! Its long vinasse-powered fermentation creates prodigious amounts of ester flavor compounds and notes of wild tropical fruits, black olives, candied prunes and salted almonds. Beware the power of this unadulterated Grand Arôme! -
Kyrië – Netherlands Cane Juice Rum
$40.00SOLD OUT
For fearless funky cane juice addicts only, Kyrië is searingly pungent with savory lemongrass notes & a graceful finish of confectioner’s sugar.
We’re proud to feature this US debut of Amsterdam’s RUMMIECLUB distillery, featuring the wildly inventive creations of Master Distillers Judith de Bie and Martin Gerrits.
Update March 2024: Sadly, the Rummieclub Distillery announced that they will be closing as of June 2024, making the existing stock the very last rum to ever be released by their distillery. We only imported 80 liters of Kyrïe, so get it while it lasts!
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STORIES – 8 yr Westland Single Malt Whiskey #6540
$85.00This “STORIES” 8 year American Single Malt bottling features Westland’s Five Malt barley recipe finished for 4 years 8 months in a Barbados rum cask, creating a well rounded medley with notes of powdery cocoa, brown sugar, toffee and lemon peel.
Cask Strength 55% ABV • No Additives or Chill Filtering
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BLOOM – 8 yr Westland Single Malt Whiskey #2478
$85.00This “BLOOM” American Single Malt bottling features features Westland Distillery’s Pale Malt barley and is matured for 8+ years in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask, featuring notes of figs, oatmeal, mincemeat & ripe autumn fruits in sophisticated harmony.
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VOODOO – 9 yr Westland Single Malt Whiskey #6253
$85.00We honor the hometown of Westland Distillery with artwork inspired by Seattle’s greatest musicians. This “VOODOO” 9 yr American Single Malt bottling features Westland’s Peated Malt barley finished for 5 years in a Banyuls dessert wine French oak cask, resulting in a wicked union with notes of luscious grapes, gentle smoke, savory herbs and salted pretzels. Cask Strength 57% ABV
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Linkwood Emergence 9 yr Single Malt Scotch
$85.00Linkwood has always been a long time favorite here with the Raising Glasses staff and we jumped at the chance to obtain an entire sherry butt of this legendary Scotch. Its intensely floral nose immediately captivated us, followed by flavors of citrus zest, honey, fresh stone fruit and a toasty malty backbone.
The first in our series of Linkwood releases, this EMERGENCE edition was fully matured for 9 yrs in a refill oloroso sherry butt and bottled at cask strength, resulting in a dram of velvety oily texture and powerful elegance.
ALC.60.6% BY VOL CASK STRENGTH
700 ml
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Linkwood Ascendance 10 yr Single Malt Scotch Double Oloroso Maturation
$85.00The second in our Linkwood series, this ASCENDANCE edition was matured for 9+ yrs in a refill Oloroso sherry butt, then finished for 9 mo in an Oloroso sherry quarter cask, then bottled at cask strength. The double Oloroso maturation makes for a majestic dram of dark fruit, leather, bitter almonds and citrus-infused honey.
ALC.59.1% BY VOL CASK STRENGTH
700 ml
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Linkwood Eminence 10 yr Single Malt Scotch Madeira Finish
$85.00The third in our Linkwood series, this EMINENCE edition was matured for 9+ yrs in a refill Oloroso sherry butt, then finished for 9 mo in a first fill Madeira cask, then bottled at cask strength. The Madeira maturation makes for a decadent dram redolent of stone fruit nectar, tropical syrup and floral oils.
ALC.58.3% BY VOL CASK STRENGTH
700 ml
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Purple Cane 9 yr Rum – Pineau des Charentes finished Foursquare Barbados
$80.00A veritable jam session of purple grapes and sugar cane! Building on the iconic rich, spicy and bold Foursquare distillate, Purple Cane adds a sophisticated layer of fruit and velvet with a finish in a French oak cask of Pineau des Charentes (an apertif wine created by adding freshly pressed grape juice to cognac eau de vie)
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Whistler 14 yr Venezuela Rum
$45.00We think of this as the “Everything Bagel” of rums. It’s a sumptuous smorgasbord that checks a wild variety of flavors: Sea salt caramel, bitter mocha, baking spices, toasted oak, a little citrus zing, a touch of funky petrol.
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Manora 9 yr Thailand Rum Blend
$35.00Asian countries speak of the half human/half bird Kinnaree and Kinnara. A famous Thai play involves “Manora”, a Kinnaree that was captured & gifted to Prince Suthon who fell in love with her. When Suthon left for war, jealous advisers convinced the King to sacrifice Manora. Manora escaped and fled to her homeland. The prince went on a quest to find his beloved & they returned to court to live happily ever after. When performed, “Manora” was often played by a male, reflective of Thailand’s historical acceptance of gender fluidity. This blend celebrates their acceptance of LGBTQ & transgender people (which includes our youngest daughter)..
Our “female” cask opens beautifully with lush, floral notes while our “male” Thai cask has a strong lingering oaky finish, making this a perfect “gender blend”!
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Kinnaree 9 yr Thailand Rum
$40.00We’re excited to be one of the very first IBs to release a rum from Thailand. While most of their domestic releases are heavily sweetened, we were so thrilled that their unadulterated distillate is wonderful stuff (at a reasonable price!) that we bought two casks. We’ve always wanted a quality “gateway” rum that was instantly accessible to rum newbies but still had the complexity and stamina to impress jaded rum aficionados. We were thrilled to find this rum in Thailand, a new country for most rum drinkers.
Why is this the “female” cask? She opens beautifully with lush, resonant floral notes while its sibling “male” cask has a strong lingering oaky finish.
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Kinnara 9 yr Thailand Rum
$40.00We’re excited to be one of the very first IBs to release a rum from Thailand. While most of their domestic releases are heavily sweetened, we were so thrilled that their unadulterated distillate is wonderful stuff (at a reasonable price!) that we bought two casks. We’ve always wanted a quality “gateway” rum that was instantly accessible to rum newbies but still had the complexity and stamina to impress jaded rum aficionados. We were thrilled to find this rum in Thailand, a new country for most rum drinkers.
Why is this the “male” cask? He has a strong lingering oaky finish while his sibling “female cask” opens beautifully with lush, resonant floral notes.
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Rum Passport Six Nation Blend
$40.00Travel the world in one glass!
25% Thailand 9 yr column still (Kinnaree)
25% Thailand 9 yr column still (Kinnara)
18.75% Guyana 9 yr Versailles wooden pot still (Moongazer)
9.38% Australian 16 yr pot still Beenleigh (Yowie)
9.38% Barbados 15 yr column/pot Foursquare (Burning Cane)
6.25% Venezuela 14 yr column still (Whistler)
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Moongazer 9 yr Guyana Versailles Pot Still Rum
$45.00Over 250 yrs old, Diamond Distillery’s legendary Versailles still is one of only two wooden pot stills in existence (FIRE & WOOD aren’t a formula for longevity?!?) and this bottle is a classic example of its intoxicatingly pungent notes of raisin syrup, birdseed, mocha, charred banana, black tea and ozone.
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Burning Cane (15 yr Barbados Foursquare)
$49.99We jumped all over this cask instantly – currently there isn’t a hotter distillery in rum than Foursquare and its hype as “The Pappy Van Winkle of rum” is fully deserved: Powerful and multi-dimensional yet very approachable, even for rum newbies. Some single cask Foursquares trade for four figures … but our Burning Cane gets you cask strength world class juice at an impressive 15 years of aging for less than $50. At the time of this bottle’s release we compared this to Foursqaure’s vaunted Exceptional Cask Series – it would have ranked #1 for highest ABV and #3 for longest aging.
Cask strength Foursquare of this age can be a seductive gateway to fine rum, with fragrant summer fruit notes to grab cognac aficionados & the caramel intensity and oaky backbone to pull in whiskey fans. This cask’s luscious kettle corn opening evolves to a prolonged tree bark and gingerbread cookie finish.
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Guardians (8 yr Trinidad Rum)
$45.00OUR TAKE: Guardians is the real sleeper in this lineup – Trinidad has produced some of the greatest rum in history (RIP, Caroni!) but also puts out a lot of so-so high volume juice so we didn’t enter the selection process assuming we’d come out with a “Trini”. And while the Foursquare and the Guyana were big, bold flashy candidates, this Trinidad kept popping up, refusing to be ignored (maybe because it’s over TWO THIRDS alcohol but drinks more like a 55 percenter). We succumbed to its fruity delights with absolutely zero regrets!
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Opulence Port Dundas 21 Oloroso Sherry Finish
$99.00Being the savages we are, we purchased a brand new Oloroso sherry quarter cask (those suckers are NOT cheap) and used it to age over half of the Port Dundas for the last 9 months. The smaller size of the quarter cask accelerates the aging process (higher ratio of wood surface area to total liquid volume), imparting an oakier backbone and the rich fig & pistachio flavors of a first fill Oloroso sherry cask. Its deep copper hue will satisfy “Dark AF” fetishists too (you know who you are) !
21 yr Hogshead + 6 mo Oloroso Sherry Quarter Cask
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Innocence Port Dundas 21 yr
$90.00SOLD OUT
Our first Scotch is a spectacular cask strength single grain from Port Dundas that sadly closed in 2011 – once the existing stores of Port Dundas are gone this tremendous elixir will go extinct. Single Grain Scotches are growing in popularity (and price) as they combine the complexity and sophistication of Single Malts but with the approachability of American bourbons – which makes sense as the Port Dundas mashbill consists of American corn, barley and rye (much closer to bourbon than Single Malt Scotch’s mashbill of 100% malted barley).
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Atmôspheré
$15.00ATMÔSPHERÉ (pronounced “AT-MOSE-FER-AY ”) is a serendipitous masterpiece forged from a combination of artisanal negligence, Bonsucro™ certified pallet mismanagement, and a visionary lack of international cargo insurance. Originally intended to hold 7 yr Philippines rum, our cask fell 20 ft to the Earth – the rum perished … but our GREED survived, resulting in the bottle you now hold, you sucker.
