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Review by: Wryan Springbank’s Peaty Annual Wine Cask Release If you ask me which label of Springbank’s I prefer, I’d likely waffle on an answer. Springbank 12 always seems right up there for me, regardless of the cask types in the blend. Hazelburn in bourbon casks is perfection in a bottle. Peated, wine cask releases from Longrow, are usually high up on my list too. I enjoy tasting them all,…

Review by: Wryan April 2024 Tasting Pack ‎ ‎ Distillery: Glen Garioch. Region: Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Scotland, UK. ABV: 54.9%. Age: 12 Years. Cask type: White Port Finish (since August 2020). Price: £55 (~£5 for 2cl in the sample pack). Color: 1.1 Burnished. Natural Color. No chill filtration. Tasting Notes Tasted neat in a Glencairn with 15+ minutes of rest. These tasting notes are…

Review by: Wryan Grim Reaper Tasting Room Special Release River Roots Barrel Co. is an NDP based out of Cleveland. They have some notoriety as the first time I heard about them was from that insane, 14-year-old port-finished hazmat bourbon they released a year or so back. They hadn’t caught my attention initially until I started seeing these well-aged MGP ryes begin to appear. I love me some…

Review by: Wryan “Na Sia” Raasay’s Six Cask Blend Over the past few months, I have enjoyed and dissected Isle of Raasay’s signature release: a blend of six different cask maturations of lightly peated malt. If you’re unfamiliar with this young distillery’s story, I highly recommend exploring their website. Learn more about the spirit they’re making, the island’s unique geography and water…