Dave

9.4

It's Blanton's, proofed up to 103. Being a single barrel, Blanton's is consistently good but not consistently great. This bottle is well above average. It smells and tastes like something from the Van Winkle bourbon lineup. Dark cherry, apricot, leather, cigar box. Much more pleasing than last years bottle. I thought the Gold used to be in a skinnier 700ml bottle, but this is 750ml. Maybe I'm losing it 🤔
Listening to Willie Nelson — 2 months ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

Depth and beautiful structure with silky tannins, dark fruits, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg. Full body. Plenty of time ahead for this one. — 4 years ago

Norman

9.4

Was by far the best of the night by all in attendance. — 4 years ago

Brandon Passley

9.0

Dark and rich. A little sweeter than I expected with the port. Would buy again. — 4 years ago

Philip Patston

9.0

Not the fanciest but always dependable. — 6 years ago

Doug Ching

9.7

Bought this in Soichi. Very smooth whiskey. Will buy again. — 7 years ago

Hector Escaton

9.6

A unique bourbon. Vanilla nose with an incredible flavor of cherries on the palate, almost kirsch-like. Very happy with this. — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 | morello cherries in smell, for me always a hint to Syrah. Juicy, good balance. The swallow factor while tasting… Very good. — 5 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Very smooth and easy to drink. Had some hard candy notes on the nose and taste. — 2 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.6

Merry Christmas everyone — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

I bought this for the winter months and finished the last of it over the weekend. This is a blended malt named in honour of Masataka Taketsuru, the father of Japanese Whisky. He was the first Japanese who mastered Whisky making in Scotland and brought this expertise back to Japan. It was an incredibly pure and rich Whisky with a certain smokiness. I don’t drink enough Whisky to know the difference but this could easily have been Scotch to my palate. 43% ABV. — 4 years ago

Will Stanley

9.4

Les Amoureux by Xavier Vignon, another single-vintage wine in the Arcane portfolio, is a beautiful embodiment of the southern Rhône from the spectacular 2016 vintage. A blend of 80% Grenache, with the 20% split between Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Caladoc, and sourced from the AOCs of Gigondas, Lirac, Vacqueyras, Beaumes-de-Venise and Rasteau, it’s a fragrant but powerful wine that balances bright red fruit, dollops of garrigue and a smokey character with a good amount of acidity and tannin characteristic of a young Rhône wine. A basic Côtes du Rhône given the blend of multiple terroirs, this is the finest of Vignon’s wines that I’ve tasted to date and it should age well for the next decade. — 6 years ago

Bryan Vogt

9.2

A little sweeter than I would like for a rye but so smooth — 7 years ago

Noel Lourdes

9.5

An excellent red. Is more new world then French. Full bodied, complex and a long finish. — 7 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Still reliable. $32 at Costco ! — 8 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Apparently this is $1000+ per bottle. It was very nice - love the nose- but sounds like marketing to me. 26 years old. — 2 years ago

J Hoover

9.0

Full bodied and complex wine. Notes of blackberry, currant, pepper and floral. Wine feels a bit young even after decanting for 2+ hours. Excited to see what it will be in a handful of years. — 4 years ago

Betsy Schermer

9.5

Love the Blanton’s! — 5 years ago

with Buddy

Ashish Mehts

9.5

Super smooth and great sipping whisky — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Certainly well named - the Japanese are very exact with this description - “Peaty and Salty” nails it. I don’t drink a lot of whisky but as the weather cools down it was a great little tipple - one of the best I’ve had in recent years. Iodine/seaweed notes through the spirit. Not shy at 55% ABV and expensive for this 500ml bottle at $300 AUD but superb quality. — 7 years ago