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I bought a bottle of this single barrel store pick in 2017. It was fine. Then in 2024 I picked it up again, forgetting I’d already had it. Same bourbon, but me with 7 more years on my palate. Proper notes to come, but out of the gate I think I like it better now than I did the first time. Cheers!
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November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I bought a bottle of this single barrel store pick in 2017. It was fine. Then in 2024 I picked it up again, forgetting I’d already had it. Same bourbon, but me with 7 more years on my palate. Proper notes to come, but out of the gate I think I like it better now than I did the first time. Cheers!
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This K&L Faultline release is dubbed “Islay Mystery.” It’s labelled a “blend” because a teaspoon of something else was added. But one sip and there’s no doubt this is Ardbeg single malt—aged 26 years, bottled at cask strength. Proper notes coming soon. Sláinte!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This K&L Faultline release is dubbed “Islay Mystery.” It’s labelled a “blend” because a teaspoon of something else was added. But one sip and there’s no doubt this is Ardbeg single malt—aged 26 years, bottled at cask strength. Proper notes coming soon. Sláinte!
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New notes comparing TWO WILD TURKEYS: 8 YEAR 101 + K&L EVERY DROP 7 YEAR. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on these curious birds. Cheers!
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Two Wild Turkeys – Wild Turkey 101 8 Year + K&L Every Drop 7 Year
WILD TURKEY 101 8 Year Age-Stated Japanese Export (2021) MASH BILL – 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley PROOF – 101 AGE – 8 years DISTILLERY – Wild Turkey Distillery PRICE – $32 (¥4635) for a 1L …
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November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New notes comparing TWO WILD TURKEYS: 8 YEAR 101 + K&L EVERY DROP 7 YEAR. Tap that 🔗 IN BIO for deets on these curious birds. Cheers!
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Another bird down. This WT Rye SiB was quite good, though with its price north of the standard Russell’s Reserve Rye SiB and the quality being on par, I don’t see the incentive to pay more. I was glad to enjoy this, though, no question. Cheers!
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November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Another bird down. This WT Rye SiB was quite good, though with its price north of the standard Russell’s Reserve Rye SiB and the quality being on par, I don’t see the incentive to pay more. I was glad to enjoy this, though, no question. Cheers!
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Westward keeps churning out the hits. I recently finished a bottle of the excellent Trinity of Casks release, so I cracked this Acacia Cask Finished release. All the familiar Westward notes I love, slightly darker and accented by a mouthwatering tanginess from a zingy grapefruit zest note. Cheers!
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November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Westward keeps churning out the hits. I recently finished a bottle of the excellent Trinity of Casks release, so I cracked this Acacia Cask Finished release. All the familiar Westward notes I love, slightly darker and accented by a mouthwatering tanginess from a zingy grapefruit zest note. Cheers!
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New notes comparing OLD CHARTER FRENCH OAK + K&L EVERY DROP 15 YEAR. Tap that 🔗 for deets on these unique cousins brought together for the first time. Cheers!
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Comparison: Old Charter French Oak / K&L Liquors Every Drop [“Buffalo Turkey”] 15 Year
OLD CHARTER OAK French Oak (2021) MASH BILL – Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1 (low-rye) PROOF – 92 AGE – 12 years DISTILLERY – Buffalo Trace PRICE – I got this in a bottle trade (msrp is $70 but good lu…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New notes comparing OLD CHARTER FRENCH OAK + K&L EVERY DROP 15 YEAR. Tap that 🔗 for deets on these unique cousins brought together for the first time. Cheers!
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Every Election Day after I vote I get breakfast at a good ol’ fashioned American diner. Look at the coffee mug they gave me. It’s like they know me…!
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November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Every Election Day after I vote I get breakfast at a good ol’ fashioned American diner. Look at the coffee mug they gave me. It’s like they know me…!
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This Ardbeg Smokiverse is a sunny seaside dram. Perfect for sipping under a blue autumn sky at golden hour. Sláinte!
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November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This Ardbeg Smokiverse is a sunny seaside dram. Perfect for sipping under a blue autumn sky at golden hour. Sláinte!
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A true departure for the Hotaling & Co Hirsch line—an in-house distilled single malt whiskey made from 100% barley. Their Old Potrero is also a single malt, but distilled from rye. Can’t wait to taste what happens when barley is given the Hirsch / Old Potrero / Hotaling’s touch. Cheers!
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November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A true departure for the Hotaling & Co Hirsch line—an in-house distilled single malt whiskey made from 100% barley. Their Old Potrero is also a single malt, but distilled from rye. Can’t wait to taste what happens when barley is given the Hirsch / Old Potrero / Hotaling’s touch. Cheers!
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Proper notes to come. But out of the gate I like this. It’s a 10-barrel small batch blend of 7-year Wild Turkey bourbon, bottled at 107 proof. Comes across like a more sparkly, spicy Wild Turkey 101 8 Year. Cheers!
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November 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Proper notes to come. But out of the gate I like this. It’s a 10-barrel small batch blend of 7-year Wild Turkey bourbon, bottled at 107 proof. Comes across like a more sparkly, spicy Wild Turkey 101 8 Year. Cheers!
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I picked up this mini premixed cocktail bottle in Berlin this past August. Finally got around to giving it a go. A delightful, tasty, sweet and citric cocktail. And nice to have something on hand that’s made in Berlin, still my favorite city on the planet. Prost!
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November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I picked up this mini premixed cocktail bottle in Berlin this past August. Finally got around to giving it a go. A delightful, tasty, sweet and citric cocktail. And nice to have something on hand that’s made in Berlin, still my favorite city on the planet. Prost!
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Almost at the end of this one. A solid old fashioned bourbon. If it becomes readily available and the price drops a notch, I could see it being a regular on my home shelf. Cheers!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Almost at the end of this one. A solid old fashioned bourbon. If it becomes readily available and the price drops a notch, I could see it being a regular on my home shelf. Cheers!
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Lookin’ forward to this! Of course K&L can’t name the source outright. But they drop enough hints on the label for us to know this is a small batch blend of 7-year Wild Turkey, bottled at a hearty 107 proof—a nod to the distillery’s original entry proof. Cheers!
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October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Lookin’ forward to this! Of course K&L can’t name the source outright. But they drop enough hints on the label for us to know this is a small batch blend of 7-year Wild Turkey, bottled at a hearty 107 proof—a nod to the distillery’s original entry proof. Cheers!
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Had an old friend over I hadn’t seen in years. Took us a few pours to catch up! 🥃
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Had an old friend over I hadn’t seen in years. Took us a few pours to catch up! 🥃
Attended a Single Malt Whisky Society tasting arranged by the SF Whiskey Society at Oakland Whiskey Library, tucked up above The Legionnaire Saloon. Great people and a great flight of 6 whiskeys, from American ryes to nearly every scotch region. Took my senses for a wild ride! Sláinte!
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October 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Attended a Single Malt Whisky Society tasting arranged by the SF Whiskey Society at Oakland Whiskey Library, tucked up above The Legionnaire Saloon. Great people and a great flight of 6 whiskeys, from American ryes to nearly every scotch region. Took my senses for a wild ride! Sláinte!
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This stuff is as good as it looks. Lemony, smoky, earthy, fruity, caramelly. Sláinte!
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October 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This stuff is as good as it looks. Lemony, smoky, earthy, fruity, caramelly. Sláinte!
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Like Eagle Rare, only spicier and pricier. Cheers!
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October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Like Eagle Rare, only spicier and pricier. Cheers!
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New notes on a 25 YEAR BALVENIE CASK STRENGTH SiB courtesy of K&L’s Faultline secondary bottling operation. Tap that 🔗 for deets on this rare opportunity to taste quarter-century Balvenie. Cheers!
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The Huntley (Balvenie) Blended (teaspooned) Malt Whisky – Aged 25 Years!
THE HUNTLEY BLENDED 😉 MALT SCOTCH Single sherry hogshead cask selected by K&L exclusively for their “Faultline” series (2024) MASH BILL – 100% malted barley PROOF – 102.8 AGE – 25 Y…
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October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New notes on a 25 YEAR BALVENIE CASK STRENGTH SiB courtesy of K&L’s Faultline secondary bottling operation. Tap that 🔗 for deets on this rare opportunity to taste quarter-century Balvenie. Cheers!
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Still enjoying this 2023 Little Book Chapter 7. A blend of 4-to-18 year bourbon, rye, and malt whiskeys, it takes the classic Beam / Booker notes in a wonderfully nuanced direction. Cheers!
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October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Still enjoying this 2023 Little Book Chapter 7. A blend of 4-to-18 year bourbon, rye, and malt whiskeys, it takes the classic Beam / Booker notes in a wonderfully nuanced direction. Cheers!
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This simultaneously powerful and calming Oloroso Sherry bomb of a single malt from Edradour continues to hit the spot. Sláinte!
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October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This simultaneously powerful and calming Oloroso Sherry bomb of a single malt from Edradour continues to hit the spot. Sláinte!
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It’s called Dry Night, not Boring Night. See the second 📸 for this simple NA Highball recipe. A fancy vintage glass also helps. Cheers!
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October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s called Dry Night, not Boring Night. See the second 📸 for this simple NA Highball recipe. A fancy vintage glass also helps. Cheers!
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Ending the week with this High West Rendezvous Rye from 2016, when they were still stirring some 16-year Barton into the mix. They don’t make’m like this anymore—literally. Cheers!
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October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ending the week with this High West Rendezvous Rye from 2016, when they were still stirring some 16-year Barton into the mix. They don’t make’m like this anymore—literally. Cheers!
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Cracked open this K&L Faultline release dubbed “The Huntley,” their code name for Balvenie. They must label it a “blend” because a teaspoon of something else was added. But really it’s Balvenie single malt, aged 25 years, bottled at cask strength and with no added nonsense. Yes please. Cheers!
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October 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Cracked open this K&L Faultline release dubbed “The Huntley,” their code name for Balvenie. They must label it a “blend” because a teaspoon of something else was added. But really it’s Balvenie single malt, aged 25 years, bottled at cask strength and with no added nonsense. Yes please. Cheers!
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New notes on SAGAMORE 10 YEAR CASK STRENGTH RYE. Tap that 🔗 for deets on this excellent follow-up to their 9 and 8 Year releases. Cheers!
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Sagamore 10 Year Cask Strength Rye
SAGAMORE 10 YEAR RYE Batch 2A (2025) MASH BILL – blend of two unstated Indiana rye mash bills (undoubtedly the MGP 95% rye / 5% malted barley and 51% rye / 45% corn / 4% malted barley) PROOF – 110.…
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October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New notes on SAGAMORE 10 YEAR CASK STRENGTH RYE. Tap that 🔗 for deets on this excellent follow-up to their 9 and 8 Year releases. Cheers!
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When I find myself in the vicinity of The Old Clam House, I can’t resist paying the ol’ joint a visit. Opened in 1861 on what was then the outskirts of San Francisco, they’re still serving up that same comforting clam chowder. And paired with a pour of Ardbeg Ten? Perfection. Cheers!
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October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When I find myself in the vicinity of The Old Clam House, I can’t resist paying the ol’ joint a visit. Opened in 1861 on what was then the outskirts of San Francisco, they’re still serving up that same comforting clam chowder. And paired with a pour of Ardbeg Ten? Perfection. Cheers!
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