Looks like the newest iteration, 4th in the series, after Speyside Cask Finish (1st one), Arabica Coffee Cask Finish (2nd one), Chuao Cacao Cask Finish (3rd one). In addition to the "regular" Solera one.
Now comes "Teeling Cask Finish" (4th one).
Was great while it lasted. The 4th one killed, 1 more left at home to open.
**NOMBRE:**
Rock Town - Single Barrel Rye Whiskey - Single Cask - Cask Strength - Barril #199 - Botella #14 of 52 - 61.7% ABV - Doble Destilación - Añejado 29 meses.
**MAS INFORMACION:**
Destilería: "Rock Town Distillery" fue fundada en 2010 en Little Rock, y se enfoca en whiskies de pequeños lotes hechos principalmente con granos locales. Este whiskey “está destilado de centeno cultivado en granjas de Arkansas dentro de 125 millas de la destilería”.
Mashbill: 55% centeno, 36% maíz, 9% cebada malteada.
Destilación: La destilería solo tiene un alambique tipo pot still, pero también trabajó con Bardstown para producir una serie de whiskies hechos con granos de Arkansas usando column stills. El whiskey de esta reseña fue “Destilado, Añejado y Embotellado” en Rock Town Distillery, Arkansas, así que fue destilado en pot still.
**RESEÑA:**
Encontré este whiskey por casualidad en la casa de un amigo. A él no le gustó y me lo pasó. Me llamó la atención porque me gusta probar whiskies hechos en estados no muy famosos por destilar...
(Busqué en Reddit y no encontré otra reseña sobre este whiskey).
1 oz, reposado 15 minutos.
Nariz: Primero que todo, muy fuerte olor a alcohol. Cuando eso baja un poco, aparece una mezcla fuerte de miel y especias picantes, con mucha vainilla y algo de madera. Sorprendentemente para un rye, casi no tiene notas herbales.
Sabor: Muy diferente a la nariz. El alcohol casi no se siente (en una cata a ciegas no pensaría que pasa de 52%-53% ABV). No tiene mucha dulzura ni sabor a maíz. Tiene más notas herbales y de grama. El picante no es tipo pimienta, sino más centrado en el centeno. Algo amaderado, y para nada sabe joven (no habría pensado que tiene menos de 2 años y medio).
Final: Muchi de herbal y de pasto. La poca dulzura desaparece rápido, la madera también. Todavía sin golpe fuerte de alcohol.
**CONCLUSIÓN:**
Muy interesante. Los sabores están bien integrados con la madera. No tiene sabores crudos ni desbalanceados. La falta de dulzura es un pequeño problema, pero no suficiente para descartarlo. El proceso de añejamiento en Arkansas parece ir más rápido que en Kentucky. No compraría otra botella (porque está muy sobrevalorada, entre $80-$100), pero sí la guardaría felizmente si me la regalaran...
Firmado por "El Maestro de los Hallazgos"...
**NAME:**
Rock Town - Single Barrel Rye Whiskey - Single Cask - Cask Strength - Barrel #199 - Bottle #14 of 52 - 61.7% ABV (123.4 Proof) - Double Distilled - Aged 29 Months.
**ABOUT:**
* Distillery: Rock Town Distillery was founded in 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and focuses on small batch whiskies made mostly from locally sourced grains. This whiskey "is distilled from rye grain that comes from Arkansas farms within a 125 miles of the distillery".
* Mashbill: 55% Rye, 36% Corn, 9% Malted Barley.
* Distillation: The distillery only has a pot still, but they also partnered with Bardstown to produce a series of Arkansas-grain based whiskies on column stills. This whiskey reviewed is "Distilled, Aged and Bottled" in Rock Town Distillery - Arkansas, so it's pot still distilled.
**REVIEW:**
I chanced upon this whiskey in a friend's house, he didn't like it and passed it along. It piqued my interest, as I like to find whiskies made in not-so-famous distilling states...
(I searched on this reddit and didn't find another review about this whiskey).
1 oz, rested for 15 minutes.
Nose: First and Foremost, Front and Center - Strong Ethanol. Once that fades, a strong honey and peppery spiciness follows, with lots of vanilla and some oak. Surprisingly for a Rye, not much herbal there.
Taste: In direct contrast to the nose, the ethanol is barely felt (wouldn't put it past 105 proof in a blind), not much sweetness nor corn taste, much more herbal and grassy, the spiciness isn't peppery but rather more rye forward, somewhat woody, doesn't taste young at all (wouldn't have guessed it's under 2 1/2 years old).
Finish: Long herbal and grassy finish, whatever little sweetness was there fades fast, woodiness fades too, still no ethanol kick.
**CONCLUSION:**
A very interesting dram. The tastes are intertwined well with the wood. No raw or off-balanced taste. The lack of sweetness is a small problem but not enough to write it off. The aging process in Arkansas seems to go faster than in Kentucky. I wouldn't buy another bottle (since it's wildly overpriced, $80-$100), but would surely keep it when gifted...
I don't have a scale for rating, but would put it as a solid mid-range CS Rye, below JDSBBP Rye and above Smoke Wagon CS Rye.
**NAME:**
* Rock Town - Single Barrel Rye Whiskey - Single Cask - Cask Strength - Barrel #199 - Bottle #14 of 52 - 61.7% ABV (123.4 Proof) - Double Distilled - Aged 29 Months.
**ABOUT:**
* Distillery: Rock Town Distillery was founded in 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and focuses on small batch whiskies made mostly from locally sourced grains. This whiskey "is distilled from rye grain that comes from Arkansas farms within a 125 miles of the distillery".
* Mashbill: 55% Rye, 36% Corn, 9% Malted Barley.
* Distillation: The distillery only has a pot still, but they also partnered with Bardstown to produce a series of Arkansas-grain based whiskies on column stills. This whiskey reviewed is "Distilled, Aged and Bottled" in Rock Town Distillery - Arkansas, so it's pot still distilled.
**REVIEW:**
I chanced upon this whiskey in a friend's house, he didn't like it and passed it along. It piqued my interest, as I like to find whiskies made in not-so-famous distilling states...
(I searched on this reddit and didn't find another review about this whiskey).
* 1 oz, rested for 15 minutes.
* Nose: First and Foremost, Front and Center - Strong Ethanol. Once that fades, a strong honey and peppery spiciness follows, with lots of vanilla and some oak. Surprisingly for a Rye, not much herbal there.
* Taste: In direct contrast to the nose, the ethanol is barely felt (wouldn't put it past 105 proof in a blind), not much sweetness nor corn taste, much more herbal and grassy, the spiciness isn't peppery but rather more rye forward, somewhat woody, doesn't taste young at all (wouldn't have guessed it's under 2 1/2 years old).
* Finish: Long herbal and grassy finish, whatever little sweetness was there fades fast, woodiness fades too, still no ethanol kick.
**CONCLUSION:**
A very interesting dram. The tastes are intertwined well with the wood. No raw or off-balanced taste. The lack of sweetness is a small problem but not enough to write it off. The aging process in Arkansas seems to go faster than in Kentucky. I wouldn't buy another bottle (since it's wildly overpriced, $80-$100), but would surely keep it when gifted...
I don't have a scale for rating, but would put it as a solid mid-range CS Rye, below JDSBBP Rye and above Smoke Wagon CS Rye.
Adiós a una tremenda botella:
Signatory Vintage - Small Batch Edition #16 - Speyside M (Macallan) 14 Years Old - Distilled 2010 - 48.2%
After I posted here about the purchase (https://www.reddit.com/r/whiskey/comments/1sxnlm0/a\_story\_of\_3\_bottles\_duty\_free\_customs\_jfk/) here comes the review:
Name: Glenfarclas 105 - Cask Strength - NAS (Internet claims 8 Years Old Minimum) - 60% ABV.
Price Paid: $45 for 1 Liter Bottle at "Jacuqes Scott" Duty Free @ GCM Airport.
Nose: Apples, plums, cherries, raisins, malty & yeasty, and lots and lots of strong Sherry (the aroma goes around the room...). The 60% ethanol is felt on the nose.
Taste: A true, powerful, Sherry Bomb. Front and center. The apples, plums, cherries and raisins are all there heavily. So is the malt and yeast. The consistency is very oily and viscous. The 60% isn't felt so strong on the palate, rather it is felt as a spicy mix (cinnamon, nutmeg and black pepper). It has some oakiness but not a lot. It tastes like a 9-10 Year old Glenfarclas, not younger.
Aftertaste: the sherry oily coating lasts very very long, and some bitterness appears and remains lingering for a while. The aftertaste invites a second pour.
Overall, another phenomenal Glenfarclas punching well above the price point.
Would definitely buy another 3 bottles if I find it again at this price...
Nombre: Glenfarclas 105 – Cask Strength – NAS (dicen por ahí en internet que mínimo tiene como 8 años) – 60% ABV
Precio: $45 por una botella de 1 litro en el duty free “Jacques Scott” en el aeropuerto de GCM.
Nariz: Manzanas, ciruelas, cerezas, pasas, bastante malta y levadura, y una cantidad absurda de jerez… (El aroma se riega por todo el cuarto). El alcohol al 60% también se siente en la nariz, pica sabroso.
Sabor: Esto es una bomba de jerez, pero bien fuerte. Todo ese combo de frutas (manzana, ciruela, cereza, pasas) está ahí bien marcado, junto con la malta y la levadura. La textura es súper aceitosa, bien densa. Curiosamente, ese 60% no pega tan duro en la boca como uno pensaría, más bien se siente como un picante sabroso: canela, nuez moscada y pimienta negra. Tiene algo de madera, pero no es exagerado. Sabe como un Glenfarclas de 9–10 años, no se siente joven.
Retrogusto: El jerez queda pegado ahí, aceitoso, por mucho tiempo… larguísimo. Después sale una amargo que se queda por un buen tiempo. Y lo mejor es que invita otro trago.
En general: Otro Glenfarclas bien hecho, rindiendo muy por encima de lo que pagué. Tremenda compra, sin duda.
Y como siempre: la copita azul...
Flying back from Cayman Islands I went into of the two Duty Free stores at the tiny airport (Jacques Scott) and saw that they have a nice variety of Scotch Whiskies, some were pretty decently priced (Bourbons were wildly overpriced).
And then I see that "Glenfarclas 105 Cask Strength" 1 Liter Bottle is priced at $45. A crazy price. The local stores in NYC have them for $90-$110 + Tax for the 750ml bottle.
I bought 3.
When I landed in JFK I declared that I have what to declare. The border agent asks me what do I have, I said "3 bottles of whiskey." He says "why 3?" I said "it was $45 a bottle..." so he says "enjoy, you don't have to declare it."
Attached are some pictures of the store, the box and the receipt (no watch, no car).
Nombre: Lagavulin The Distillers Edition, destilado 1999 embotellado 2015 (15-16 años), 43% ABV, sin mención de colorante (probablemente colorado) y sin mención de filtrado en frío (probablemente filtrado en frío).
Botella fenomenal. El sabor es parecido al Lagavulin 16, con el sabor de turba dulce bien establecido, y el sabor de las barricas de jerez no muy fuerte. La dulzura común del Lagavulin se siente junto con la turba. Abri la botella hace unos 9 meses y escribí reseña aquí [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/whiskyhispano/comments/1m3etsv/lagavulin\_distillers\_edition\_19992015/) entonces no voy a repetir lo que escribí, solo voy a apuntar que el sabor después de 9 meses es más dulce que al principio.
Y para los amigos: la copita azul...