I wasn’t expecting this to work since the last one I opened was shot. This tastes a bit different than I expected but is still has a great color. The nose is a bit muted which I don’t think is a surprise and it’s a bit more acidic than I recall. Residual/crystalized sugar at the bottom of the glass so maybe that has precipitated out and changed the flavor a bit. The finish is lasting but more on the puckering side than I would have expected. — 12 days ago
Hunt & Harvest Pinot nior
Willamette Valley ,Oregon, California 2016. Really went well with the Thai food — 13 days ago
Wow this has some punch or maybe I’ve become soft with sake. The finish lasts but it’s all on the tongue for me. No idea why they called it the Albino Rhino. — a day ago
Noguchi Naohiko Sake Institute Premium Ouveau Honjozo. This has a lot of punch to it - little bit in the bitter side if taken by itself. Better with food and had with butterfish and sea perch sushi. Went very well with that after the differential with the prior sake was past. — 7 days ago
I always love Reva so a bit biased. — 13 days ago
Union sacre orange dry Reisling (natural)
Santa Barbara County,Calffornia 2022. Surprised I liked this but very nice — 13 days ago
The nose is fantastic. Delightful — 5 days ago
This how really smoothed out with age and I really like it now. The acidity before I think was over powering. Delightful. — 5 days ago
Fernando De Castilla Vermouth, Spain NV. Interesting and nice. — 13 days ago
Norman Gennaro
Hard to believe these two whisky’s are both Macallan 12 with almost the same ABV (63.6 vs 63.4). This has a lot more color and it shows up in the flavor. On the nose you get a deep, dark sugar which carried over onto the full flavor upon tasting. The finish lasts forever and unlike the Albino Rhino version it is full mouth filling. Almost an after dinner drink. Super happy I had this one after the Rhino since that would have been rated even lower. — a day ago