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What a special tasting at Vine and Table! Not just tequila, but also Raicilla, Mezcal, Bacanora and Sotol. Can’t believe these esoteric spirits that I’ve been reading about are finally here. Bravo!

It’s that time again and we’re fully recovered from last year’s banner event. Don’t know what else to say, but that I’m looking forward to this year’s extravaganza. Two weeks and counting!

Man, this was my lucky day! All kinds of top notch tequilas and some prime Mexican beers–what else could I wish for this close to Cinco de Mayo??

   

Great time with a lot of incredible options. They do this once a year and it is not to be missed. Also raffled off a bottle of Pappy! Too busy sampling to take many pictures, but here is a taste.

This was a tasting not to be missed! Can’t wait until next year. For the sake of brevity, I am only including only the VIP selections, along with a few notable others.

American Whiskey/Rye

Table 1
Bone Snapper X-Ray Rye (VIP)
Old Bones Bourbon (VIP)

Table 5
George Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon (VIP)

Table 10
Unreleased Bourbon Mashbill Barrel Sample (VIP)

Table 25
Cardinal Straight Bourbon (VIP)

Table 35
Old 55 100% Sweet Corn Bourbon (VIP)

Table 37
Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Decades Bourbon (VIP)

Table 40
Old Forester 1920 (VIP)
Old Forester Statesman (VIP)

Table 47
Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon (VIP)

Table 48
FEW Flaming Lips (VIP)

Table 50
Stagg Jr. Barrel Proof Bourbon (VIP)

Table 52
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon (VIP)

Table 57
Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye (VIP)
Jim Beam Distillers Masterpiece (VIP)

Scotch

Table7
Signatory Glentauchers 20yr Single Cask Speyside (VIP)

Table 15
Dalmore 18yr Single Malt (VIP)
Dalmore King Alexander III Single Malt (VIP)

Table 20
Five Lions Williamson 8yr Single Malt (VIP)
Lady of the Glen Speyside 20yr Single Malt (VIP)

Table 26
Tamdhu Batch Strength No. 2 Single Malt (VIP)
Chapter 7 19yr Highland Single Malt (VIP)

Table 27
Kurayoshi 18yr Japanese Malt Whisky (VIP)

Table 32
Benromach 15yr Single Malt (VIP)
Gordon & MacPhail Old Pulteney 21yr Single Malt (VIP)
Gordon & MacPhail Linkwood 21yr Single Malt (VIP)
Gordon & MacPhail Mortlach 25yr Single Malt (VIP)

Table 34
Nolet’s Reserve Dry Gin (VIP)
Johnnie Walker Blue (VIP)
Johnnie Walker Private Collection 2015 (VIP)

Table 36
Journeyman Three Oaks Single Malt (VIP) Journeyman Corsets, Whips & Whiskey (VIP)

Table 38
Ledaig 19yr Marsala Finish (VIP)
Deanston 10yr PX Sherry Finish
Deanston 18yr Bourbon Finish (VIP) Deanston 20yr Oloroso Cask Strength (VIP)

Table 39
GlenDronach 21yr Parliament Single Malt (VIP)
BenRiach 17yr Septendecim Single Malt (VIP)

Table 43
Bruichladdich Octomore 7.1 (VIP)
Bruichladdich Black Art 5 Single Malt (VIP)

Table 44
Balvenie 21yr Port Cask Single Malt (VIP)

Table 46
Glenmorangie 18yr Single Malt (VIP)
Glenmorangie Signet Single Malt (VIP)
Ardbeg 10yr Single Malt
Ardbeg Uigeadail Single Malt
Ardbeg Corryvreckan Single Malt
Ardbeg Kelpie (VIP)

Table 51 Diagio
Lagavulin 12yr Single Malt (VIP)
Oban 18yr Single Malt (VIP)

Table 53
Kavalan Single Bourbon Cask Taiwanese Single Malt (VIP)
Kavalan Single Manzanilla Cask Taiwanese Single Malt (VIP)

Table 55
Glen Moray Heritage 25yr Single Malt (VIP)

Cognac/Armagnac

Table 2
Eric Bordelet 18yr Single Cask Calvados (VIP)
Esperance Bas Armagnac 1995 (VIP)

Table 11
A.E. Dor XO Cognac (VIP)
Gelas 25yr Armagnac (VIP)
Gelas 50yr Armagnac (VIP)

Table 14
Citadelle Dry Gin
Citadelle Reserve Solera Gin
Plantation Grand Reserve 5yr Rum
Plantation O.F.T.D Rum
Plantation Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Dark Rum
Plantation Barbados 2002 Vintage Rum
Plantation Trinidad 2003 Vintage Rum
Plantation Jamaica 2002 Vintage Rum
Plantation 20th Anniversary Rum
Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
Pierre Ferrand Reserve Cognac (VIP)

Table 20
Drouet XO Cognac (VIP)

Table 22
Cognac Park XO EXTRA Grande Champagne (VIP)

Table 28
Diplome Gin
Armorik Breton French Single Malt
Armorik Breton Sherry Finish French Single Malt
Dartigalongue Armagnac XO
Dartigalongue Armagnac 25yr
Dartigalongue Armagnac Cuvee Louis Phillipe (VIP)
Calvados Groult 8yr
Calvados Groult D-Day 70th Anniversary Edition
Calvados Groult XO Age d’Or
Calvados Groult Doyen d’Age (VIP)

Other

Table 6
Clement Cuvee Homere Rhum (VIP)
JM XO Rhum (VIP)
JM 10 Year Rhum Vintage 2003 (VIP)
JM 15 Year Rhum Cask Strength 1996 (VIP)

Table 13
Monkey 47 Bavarian Gin (not VIP)

Table 16
St George Single Malt Lot 16 Whiskey (VIP)

Table 17
Gran Duque D’Alba XO (VIP)
Gran Duque D’Alba Oro (VIP)

Table 19
El Jolgorio Mezcal Pechuga (VIP)
El Jolgorio Mezcal Mexicano (VIP)

Table 24
Papas Pilar 120 Day Bourbon Rebarrel Rum (VIP)
Papas Pilar Spanish Sherry Cask Finished Rum (VIP)
Suerte Extra Anejo 7yr Tequila (VIP)

Table 29Broadbent Terrantez “Old Reserve” Madeira (VIP)

Table 30
Macchu Pisco Ñusta Pisco (VIP)

Table 31
Lustau Gran Reserva Brandy (VIP)

Table 33
Fuenteseca Cosecha Blanco Tequila (VIP)
Fuenteseca Reserva 7yr Extra Anejo Tequila (VIP)
Fuenteseca Reserva 8yr Extra Anejo Tequila (VIP)

Table 54
Starlight Brandy Reserve (VIP)

Table 59
Alltech Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

We will be attending the expo and reporting back on the shenanigans.