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Traveller Whiskey

Chris Stapleton Collaborates with Buffalo Trace’s Harlen Wheatley for Traveller Whiskey

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Grammy-winning musician Chris Stapleton and Buffalo Trace Distillery’s Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley have collaborated to introduce Traveller Whiskey. This new offering is a premium blended whiskey and signifies a first-of-its-kind partnership between the distillery and the artist. Traveller Whiskey has been developed at Buffalo Trace Distillery. The development process involved extensive trials with over 50 […]

Balvenie The Week of Peat – 14 Year

Balvenie The Week of Peat – 14 Year

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48.3% ABV – 96.6 ProofSuggested Retail Price: $100Distiller Rating: 90Drinkhacker Rating: A- Mark Garbin’s Review: Now we come to the most startling moment of our story, the 14-year Peat Week. Confession: This became my gateway bottle to the world of smoky whisky. When I drank it long ago, the dram’s earthy, heather fragrance surprised me. I […]

Balvenie Portwood – 21-Year

Balvenie Portwood – 21-Year

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40% ABV – 80 ProofSuggested Retail Price: $250+Distiller Rating: 93Whiskey Reviewer Rating: A Mark Garbin’s Review: Balvenie’s core product range ends with the 21-year Portwood. It carries over the same iconic aroma adding port’s sugared tinge derived from barrels that stored the rich wine for over three decades. The silky yet full sense in the mouth showcases the distiller’s art where […]

Balvenie Caribbean Cask – 14 Year

Balvenie Caribbean Cask – 14 Year

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43% ABV – 86 ProofSuggested Retail Price: $60+Distiller Rating: 89Whiskey Reviewer Rating: B+ Mark Garbin’s Review: The Caribbean Cask, aged fourteen years, takes the Twelve’s scent but infuses tropical fruits into the nose. On the palate, the rum casks produce a sugar cane island extract that morphs into an easy Speyside smolder absent much oak. This harmony […]

Balvenie Doublewood – 12 Year

Balvenie Doublewood – 12 Year

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40% ABVSuggested Retail Price: $55+Distiller Rating: 87Whiskey Reviewer Rating: B Mark Garbin’s Review: The Balvenie 12-year’s malty, cereal, toasty essence led to a smoothness that showed a sweet side with a wisp of vapor and slight, smoky wood. A lingering finish ensured no central theme rose to the fore. It’s the model, balanced pour for the Apprentice […]

Perfect Pairings IV – Balvenie

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Epiphany – an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosureMerriam-Webster’s Dictionary What were you doing in 2015 on the first Thursday in December? In an age of isolation, can we even recall times when we enjoyed whisky in joyous company?  Years ago, that frosty night forever etched itself in my mind.  The site: New York’s Brandy Library, where […]

Craigellachie 17 – War for Your Tastebuds

Craigellachie 17 – War for Your Tastebuds

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46% ABVDistiller Rating: 92Suggested Retail Price:  $150+ Mark Garbin’s Review: Wow! Did whisky aromas ever jump out at you straight from the glass as you wait the customary twenty pre-nosing seconds? Well, this one did in a contest for dominance between honey, malt, alcohol, cream and dirt. Yes, those scents attacked from a Glencairn with […]

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