I want to thank all my viewers for another great year! Here I present my favorite spirits of the 2018. As always, I like to award the bottles that made a big impression on me yet are somewhat available and not insanely overpriced.
Bottles shown are:
Craigellachie 23 Single Malt ($275), Craigellachie 13 Single Malt ($50), Deanston 2008 Bordeaux Single Malt ($60), Bunnahabhain PX Finish Single Malt ($100), ’17 Lagavulin 12 Cask Strength ($125), Redbreast 21 ($275), Old Forester 1910 Bourbon ($55), Early Times Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon ($30), Untitled Whiskey No. 8 Bourbon ($85), Murray Hill Club Special Release #2 Bourbon ($150), WhistlePig Single Barrel ($85), Knob Creek Rye Single Barrel ($45), Sazerac Rye ($45), Dove Tale 2 Year Florida Rum ($35), Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum ($30), Gran Patron Smoky ($200), Don Cayo Extra Anejo ($85), Gracias a Dios “Del Cura” Mezcal ($55), Méry Melrose “XO” Cognac ($80), Méry Melrose “Ancestral” Cognac ($250), Hine XO Cigar Reserve Cognac ($100), Baron Gaston Legrand 1976 Armagnac ($175), Delord 1981 Armagnac 30 Year ($100), Tanqueray Malacca Gin ($35), Gray Whale Gin ($45), Beluga Transatlantic Vodka ($35), Jewel of Russia Ultra Vodka ($100).
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As of December 2018, my current bottle count is over 2,500. I am a Certified Specialist of Spirits and have also been accredited by the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT). I've been actively collecting for the last two decades and what started as a small basic home bar has transformed (with the help and understanding of my wonderful wife) into what I think is a pretty nice collection. Thank you for watching and sharing in my passion.
Cheers!