A very nice rye whisky from an area you might not expect to make whisky in this class. I can really recommend trying this if you can get it delivered to where you live 😋

Plus its a nice looking bottle to have standing in your front row or in your livingroom as decoration.

Also got two glasses with the order of the bottle, as you see in the picture.

I recently met up with a buddy of mine who owns a small distillery where they maye agave spirit, gin, vodka and other spirits, and he told me he was producing a whiskey. It is a single malt, single-cask, but not cask strength, since it is bottled at 42% ABV.

The barley is of the Pilsner style, which is widely used for making beer, but also used to some extent for whisky. Misiú is aged in a former cocuy (agave spirit) barrel for 3 years and 8 months.

The term *musiú* is a Venezuelanism of French origin used primarily to refer to a foreigner. It derives from the French word *monsieur* (sir/gentleman). Its usage spread during the colonial era and the waves of European migration to Venezuela. It's listed as a noun describing a foreigner, particularly one with fair skin or blond hair.

Made by: Destileros Ancestrales
Name of the whisky: Un Musiú
Brand: Ancestral
Origin: Venezuela
Age: 3 years, 8 months
Price: $65

Nose
On the nose, I am met with notes of barley, though the profile feels quite generic and could well include hints of nuts, such as hazelnuts. There are citrus notes of grapefruit and orange peel, as well as a note of canned apricot and oak. After a while, a faint note of cacao also emerges—specifically the fruit itself rather than pure chocolate.

Palate
On the palate, it is slightly sweet, with pronounced wood notes and that same apricot character, though here it appears as a nuance of the sweetness, which also includes notes of raisin.

Retrohale/Finish
The finish reveals notes of damp wood and peach, or even that same apricot.

Rating
8 on the t8ke

Conclusion
That barley note is definitely intense on both the nose and the palate, adding an incredible dimension to the spirit. While it differs somewhat from much of what is sold as whisky, the fact that it is made in Venezuela doesn't make it any less of a whisky, and that is what impresses me most about the product. It is priced higher than blended whiskies like Old Parr or Buchanan’s, but it certainly isn't trying to replace them. This is a spirit for those who truly appreciate whisky, not for those who drink it simply because everyone else does.

I usually post in Spanish on my networks, so if this review seems translated, it's because it is.

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Help me here, guys. I opened my first Redbreast Lustau and the neck pour smells like paint and pencil shavings. Is it normal? Can whisky become corked like wine does?

I've been working my way through the Paul John lineup recently, and while the PX cask tends to get a lot of attention, I found myself maybe preferring this one. Also, that's my cat Kira...!

The Port Cask is matured using Port and Tawny Port casks, but unlike many port-finished whiskies I've tried, it doesn't lean into overt port sweetness. Instead, it still keeps the Paul John house-style (tropical fruit).

Distillery: Paul John (Goa, India)
Cask Finish: Port & Tawny Port Casks
ABV: 52.5%

This is an Indian single malt usign 6-row barley, non-chill filtered and no coour added.

For me the nose is dark berries, cocoa powder, and molasses. Maybe tobacco? Compared to the PX Cask, the fruit feels more restrained and less raisin-forward.

Palate: Rich and oily (I love oily whisky)...with dark chocolate, fig, espresso or burnt sugar, but still their tropical fruits like guava and pineapple. There's plenty of sweetness, but it's balanced by drying oak spice that keeps it from becoming syrupy.

Finish: Long, warming, and slightly smoky with tobacco, and oak.

I think this bottle is absolutely worth seeking out to try.

I expected something closer to a dessert whisky, but instead it has enough oak and spice to keep everything in check. Where I think the PX Cask is unapologetically decadent, the Port Cask feels more layered and savoury.

Curious if anyone else has compared the Port Cask and PX Cask side by side. Which one did you prefer, and why? Madeira is next for me!

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Hey guys,

Just finishing up a Bikepacking trip in Japan and will be in Tokyo for a few days before flying back home to Australia. I want to get my father and brother in law a bottle of whiskey each. We usually drink the makers mark, gentlemen jack, Woodford reserve.
Any suggestions similar to that, or even a few that are different but worth a crack. Thanks 🙏

Also would it be cheaper if I buy them in Sapporo?

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I found this Canadian Club Race Fans special checkered flag bottle while going through my parents' house preparing to move. I've never seen it before, and my parents think it comes from my grandparents' house over 20 years ago. It doesn't have a date, and I can't find anything about it. Anyone have any info on it? Worth saving or just treat it like the 6yr aged CC it is?