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Malternative spirits: plenty of rums at an Olympic level

The Arcane ‘Extraroma’ (40%, OB, Mauritius, +/-2022)
Sodade ‘Cana Rocca Ouro Blanco’ (43.1%, OB, Cape Verde, grogue, +/-2023)
William Hinton 6 yo ‘Madeira Cask’ (42%, OB, Madeira, single cask, cask #313)
Foursquare 20 yo 2002/2023 (49%…

The Olympic Sessions, Day 12

Hériose ‘Le Petit Tourbé’ (46%, OB, France, 2022)
Sherishor 12 yo (45%, OB, Spain, ‘pure malt whisky’, +/-2024)
Kimshangsoo Single Cask (52.1%, OB, Korea, Artist Edition, 1st fill European oloroso hogshead, 312 bottles, 2023)
Westward …

The Olympics, Day 10

Le Breuil 2020 (50.8%, Version Française, LMDW, golden promise, 270 bottles)
Fary Lochan 2017/2022 ‘Rum Edition #03’ (48.5%, OB, Denmark, 333 bottles)
Beverbach ‘Mizunara Cask Finish’ (43%, OB, Germany, +/-2023)
Bikkun (46%, OB, Spain,…

The Olympic Sessions, Day 11

Jack Daniel’s ‘Old No.7’ (40%, OB, USA, Tennessee Whiskey, +/-2024)
Jameson (40%, OB, Irish blend, +/-2024)
The Wiseman (45.4%, OB, USA, Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, +/-2023)
Cotswolds 5 yo 2016/2023 (62.4%, OB, New Vibrations LM…

The Olympics, Day 9

Alfred Giraud ‘Une Odyssée’ (52.9%, OB, France, Collection Singulière, cognac cask, 459 bottles)
Spirit Thief ‘American Oak Cabernet and Bourbon’ (48.3%, OB, Australia, Curated Wine Barrel Collection, +/-2023)
The Westfalian ‘Masterpiece P…

The Olympics, Day 8

Wambrechies 2016 ‘Brut de Fût’ (54.3%, OB, France, +/-2024)
Filey Bay ‘Port Finish – Batch 1’ (46%, OB, England, ex-bourbon + ruby Port, 3,300 bottles, 2022)
Kyrö ‘Malt Rye’ (47.2%, OB, Finland, +/-2023)
InQuota ‘Passito de Pantelleria Cask Finish’ (43…

Some pretty Olympic rums

Ron Colon ‘Salvadoreno High Proof’ (55.5%, OB, blend, +/-2022)
Off-Road Rhum #01.2 (55%, Vagabond Spirits, Venezuela)
South Pacific Distillery 11 yo 2012/2023 (57.5%, The Whisky Jury, Fiji, refill barrel, cask #12, 292 bottles)
Diamond…

Olympics new session, Day 7

Alfred Giraud ‘Horizon’ (46.1%, OB, France, +/-2024)
Kalkwijck 2019/2023 ‘Higgledy Piggledy Rye’ (44%, OB, The Netherlands, American oak, 480 bottles, +/-2023)
Herr Lüthy ‘Lorentin Edition Musée’ (52%, OB, Switzerland, 248 bottles, +/-2024…

Staying with the Japanese team, Day 3

Kaiyo ‘The Peated’ (46%, OB, Japan, Mizunara and Madeira, +/-2022)
Ontake ‘The First Edition 2023’ (43%, OB, Japan, 1st fill Solera sherry butts)
Shizuoka 2018/2024 (46.6%, OB, Sushi + Soul Munich, Japan, KS+WS, bourbon, cask #939)
Shi…

The Olympic Sessions Day 1

Rozelieures ‘Fumé Collection’ (46%, OB, France, +/-2023)
Gold Cock ‘Peated’ (45%, OB, Czech Republic, +/-2023)
Fary Lochan ‘Sherry & Peat Batch #001’ (50.5%, OB, Denmark, oloroso & Islay hogshead, 600 bottles, 2023)
Sall 3 yo 2020/2023…

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