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The Sassenach Blended Scotch
This next Exclusive Content Review will feature a celebrity brand in the blended Scotch category, The Sassenach. The celebrity attached to this brand is Sam Heughan, the co-start of the Starz original series, Outlander. This will be the first time that Nice Sipper reviews a blended Scotch as well as the first review of a “celebrity” whisky. Is this a money grab by Sam? Or is this the real deal? Let’s find out….
Penny Blue XO Rum (Batch #2)
Summer’s coming to and end, but that doesn’t mean that rum season is coming to and end, especially with this versatile Mauritian Rum. Today we will be reviewing Penny Blue XO Batch #2….
George Dickel Bottled in Bond Aged 13 Years (distilled in Spring 2007)
Heading back to Tennessee to try a George Dickel Bottle in Bond. I remember liking the 11 year old release back in 2020 so let’s see how the 13 year old released in 2021 sips….
Bain’s Cape Mountain Single Grain Whisky
For today’s review, we are exploring a new part of the wonderful world of whisky, South Africa. This is my first South African whisky but since I have a lot of followers from the area, I wanted to say thank you and what better way to say thanks, than to do a review of their home country whisky…..
Chairman’s Reserve Rum Master’s Selection
We are going to mix it up today and do a review on a rum that I bought a while back. Chairman’s Reserve Rum Master’s Selection which is a store pick of a 13 year old rum aged in ex-bourbon barrels. Summer and rum go well together so why not?
Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack
Next up is Gentleman Jack made by the iconic Jack Daniels. I know I'm supposed to give deference to good old King Jack, but, oh well…..
SMWS G9.5 “Cargo Floating By A Varnished Boat”
Next up we will revisit another bottle from Scotch Malt Whisky Society, an independent bottler who I have done a few reviews on in the past. From all of my purchases, this one was a ginormous leap of faith on my part given the price point and the fact that it is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky, not a Single Malt. Let’s see how it went….
Westland American Single Malt Cask No. 2548
Our next review is on a store pick, the Westland American Single Malt Whiskey Cask No. 2548 which I purchased from Gordon’s Wine in the Greater Boston area. I try to limit my store picks to liquor stores who I know have good taste as I have been burned a few times on others, but Gordon’s tends to pick some good ones. I’ve had this bottle for a bit and finally decided to crack it open for a tasting.
Pike Creek Canadian Whisky Aged 21 Years Finished in European Casks
This review (the 50th for Nice Sipper!) will be on a bottle that I bought on a whim a while back and have been sitting on for a while now – Pike Creek Canadian Whisky Aged 21 Years Finished in European Oak Casks. Since that’s a mouthful of a label name, I’ll just refer to this as the Pike Creek 21….
Barrell Rye 13 Year Canadian Rye Single Barrel Cask Strength
Barrell Craft Spirits is a new(er) whiskey maker. If you recall, one of my early reviews was for the company’s other label, Stellum, which focuses on younger and a more affordable price point. Barrell Bourbon and Barrell Ryes, however, tend to be more Batch focused with higher age statements, as well as a few staple labels that are ongoing releases (I’ll review more of those at a later date).
This particular release is a store pick from Gordon’s Wine. Barrel # L941 (Bottle No. 127) which is a 13 year old Canadian Rye which was aged both in Canada and in Kentucky…..