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Really good stuff here. Across the board from nose palate and finish I got caramel, baking spices, sweet cooked agave and some wet oak. It’s an expensive and rare bottle but I liked this one.
Robert Denton Import
Devil’s Liquor Single Barrel, Tempe, AZ Barrel: B076-L344 Aged: 8 months Bottle number: 198/240 40% ABV This was a good tequila with some solid flavor and nice balance between agave and barrel. It didn’t quite reach the complexity of some other expressions I’ve had, but it was still an enjoyable pour. On the nose, I picked up classic cooked agave right away, backed by a solid layer of black pepper and oak. There’s a smooth vanilla and caramel sweetness, a bit of citrus brightness, and a rich butterscotch note that gives it a warm, dessert-like edge. On the palate, the cooked agave carries through nicely, supported by that same black pepper and oak combo. Vanilla and caramel add creaminess, and the butterscotch really pops here. It’s rich without being overly sweet. The citrus adds a little lift, while some light minerality and barrel spice round out the finish. Overall, it’s a well-made single barrel with a good mix of traditional and barrel-driven notes. Not quite standout territory for me, but definitely a bottle I’d be happy to sip again.
smoke (? where does this come from - the barrel char? = not from the productuon methods), some oak, barrel spices, mild caramel, minerality. on the nose, in the background, i did get that traditional ET bubblegum/banana
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As a Laphroaig fanboy, going into this I was very excited. Laphroaig is notorious for its trademark, unapologetically medicinal, peat implementation in all of their whisky along with costal maritime notes. Unfortunately, I was a bit let down by this release. Not because of the infamous scotch overtaking of El Tesoro’s base distillate, in fact quite the opposite. The Laphroaig casks imparted very little and left me a bit wanting. There is a subtle smoke characteristic here & maybe a hint of peat, but that’s about it in terms of cask influence. The El Tesoro distillate was doing most of the talking, and although I do enjoy anything La Alteña, I was hoping for a bit more from the Laphroaig casks to justify the namesake release. Also, the price seems a bit high, especially considering the languid Laphroaig influence.