WHISKEY
THE GLENLIVET CARIBBEAN RESERVE
The nose begins with wonderful notes of spice and sugar. It is warming with a lovely thick caramel and treacle note. Fruity notes of banana, pineapple and peaches also comes through, giving it a lovely sweet edge.
The palate is rich. Sugar cane, candy floss and sherried cinnamon come through. Tropical fruits play a big part here, giving it an excellent full flavoured body. The mouth feel is smooth, bringing in more caramel and vanilla notes.
The finish is long an lingers on sweet brown sugar with hints of spice
The Matsui The Peated 700ml
TOMATIN LEGACY BOURBON & OAK CASK 700ML
WILLETT POT STILL BOURBON 700ML
Established in 1935 and still a private family owned and operated company, Willett Distillery (aka Kentucky Bourbon Distillers or ‘KBD’) have built a reputation as a bottler for a wide portfolio of brands including Johnny Drum, Rohan's Creek, Noah's Mill and Kentucky Vintage amongst others. In short, they're rather like an American version of a Scottish-style independent bottler. They purchase barrels of young whiskey and age them in their hill-top warehouses south of Bardstown.
Unmistakable in its bottle shaped after a copper pot still, Willett Pot Still Reserve was first released in 2008. This latest expression is a restrained, drier style, so if you're looking for layered vanilla and caramel richness in your whiskey, look elsewhere.
Volume:Â 700ml
ABV: 47%
Country: Kentucky, USA
Yanghe Daqu 52% 500mL Chinese Baijiu
Yanghe Daqu was first made in the Sui and Tang dynasties. It began to flourish in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was presented as tribute to Qing royals. After the founding of the country, the famous liquor was able to be enjoyed by citizens across the nation. In 1979, Yanghe Daqu made the ranks of China's top-eight famous spirits. It also has been named a national-level liquor three times