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Last weekend, my wife and I did a distillery tour. Part of the tour was the chance to “fill our own bottle” right from the barrel.

We got this little gem straight from the source.

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My nightcap last night. I had a taster of this several weeks ago at my local watering hold and bought a bottle knowing it would probably sell out PDQ (which it did). I had a pour right away, but put it aside as I really needed to kill a bunch of bottles with only a pour left before I could justify having yet another open bottle floating about.

I had forgotten how lovely a pour this is in that time. I've never been good at making tasting notes, but I can say this is an easy drinker at 100 proof with a bunch of subtle complexity that lingers on the palate for a bit.

It's not the first that I've had from Dark Arts, but easily my favorite of the few I've had from them.
 
AlbinoDragon said:
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My nightcap last night. I had a taster of this several weeks ago at my local watering hold and bought a bottle knowing it would probably sell out PDQ (which it did). I had a pour right away, but put it aside as I really needed to kill a bunch of bottles with only a pour left before I could justify having yet another open bottle floating about.

I had forgotten how lovely a pour this is in that time. I've never been good at making tasting notes, but I can say this is an easy drinker at 100 proof with a bunch of subtle complexity that lingers on the palate for a bit.

It's not the first that I've had from Dark Arts, but easily my favorite of the few I've had from them.
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I don’t mind high proof hazmat bottles but most of the best bottles I’ve had are around 100-110 proof. Tasting notes really shine in this range. While more intense in the higher proof bottles, the subtleties and nuanced notes are often lost to burned out palate and nosing
 
Billy Baroo said:
View attachment 1575147After Benromach, this might be my favorite Speyside pour. Highly recommend!

As much as I hate to see this one go, since it’s not an easy one to find around here, I need the room for some incoming acquisitions.
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Tough competition, that’s for sure, but I’d venture to say Craigellachie is inside my top 5 favorite Scottish distilleries.
 
cpac54 said:
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Finally cracking this after being sick the past couple weeks. First time trying KC12 - looking forward to it.
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What did you think? I can't seem to get into this one. It seems to drink really hot to me for a 100 proof bottle. I remember it took me a couple of years before I finally found this on a shelf, and I had to overpay for it. Now I can find it on the shelf all the time at about $65, but I don't bother.
 
TX_Golf_N_Poker said:
What did you think? I can't seem to get into this one. It seems to drink really hot to me for a 100 proof bottle. I remember it took me a couple of years before I finally found this on a shelf, and I had to overpay for it. Now I can find it on the shelf all the time at about $65, but I don't bother.
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I'm still developing my bourbon palate, but I too was a bit surprised by hot much cinnamon/spice and oak this one brought (though there seemed to be a lot of vanilla and cherry on the palate too). I found it pretty astringent vs. other bourbons I have too. I liked it though. I'll definitely have to go back to it again and compare it with some other pours.
 

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