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Suntory Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky 12yr 750mL

A Journey of Justice: Part 3

Dear Booze Reviewers,

I’ve once again found it within my power to postmark a message to you.  Though my travels have been long and arduous I have once again made it to civilization.  I appear to be somewhere in the far east.  As you can imagine I was at first quite distraught as to where I found myself for this is not the land of Whiskey, being the beverage I sought after.  Here there is only sake, souju, and rice beer.  All great drinks in their own right, but none close to my prized drink: Scotch.  However, fate saw fit to prove this first impression wrong.  It wasn’t long before I stumbled upon and  old building tucked away in the mountains.  Even from a distance I knew that this was no ordinary building, in fact it was my favorite sort of building: a distillery.

Eventually using my wit and pack full of seemingly useless items, I managed not only to ascertain that this building was indeed a facility for distilling single malt whiskies, but also to procure a bottle of their single malt.  I knew after taking the first sip that I had not become lost in my travels, no.  It was fate’s drunken hand that had guided me here.  The whisky had a rich smoky taste that pulled me in right from the beginning.  After finding some ice (don’t ask me how) I poured myself a glass and set to my duties.

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The Balvenie Double Wood 12yr 750mL

A Journey of Justice: Part 2

I, JimmathyJethro Justice, have decided to write you once again, with tales of my travels.  I hope that all is well back in the Buffalo Lounge and I want you all to know that despite my traveling, I have not shirked my duties.  It has been nearly two weeks since my last correspondence and I have more tales to tell you about my search for inner mysteries of scotch.

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The Glenmorangie 10 Year Single Malt Scotch 750mL

A Journey of Justice: Part 1

Dear friends and comrades,

I, Jimmathy Jethro Justice, have just set out on a journey.  I know not when I will return or how long it will be before I can sample another alcoholic beverage with you again.  However, this is a journey I must undertake.  I have decided to catalog my journey and send back to you my adventures, so that you may share them with the world.

I set out two days past, donning my traveling cloak and packing only the barest of essentials.

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Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch 750mL

Hello and welcome to a particularly momentous edition of booze reviews.  I am the man called Justice, and I am happy.  On our final night together at college we decided to celebrate by purchasing what I would venture to call the King of Blended Scotches: Johnnie Walker Blue Label.  Now up until this point I was the only one who’d tried this scotch previously, so this time I was determined to put on my most critical booze reviews face and make certain that I didn’t give it any breaks.

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E & J XO Extra Smooth Brandy 750mL

Gross.  Okay well I’m done…okay so not really.

Hello and welcome to another week of Booze reviews!  I am the man called Justice, and I suffer through cheap brandy so you won’t have to.  This week we looked at two tiers of brandy from the same maker.   I will be walking you through E & J XO Extra Smooth Brandy, while my associate William Henri Neve IV will be taking you through their VSOP brandy, next week.  You really better thank us for this…

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Skyy Vodka 750mL

Gentleman this is vodka.

Wait no, wrong intro.  Unfortunately it’s not Ketel One again this week.  Its Skyy Vodka…no, stop! Don’t go!  Tonight on booze reviews: a bear brings by some vodka and mauls some mixed drinks!  Not only that, a surprise ending, Skyy vodka is actually pretty good!  Oh, whoops, looks like I gave away the whole review in the tag line.  I’m going somewhere with this I swear…let’s start over.

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Chivas Regal 18yr Blended Scotch 750mL

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am the man called Justice and this week the Booze Reviews Crew is bringing you a particularly special treat.  Its been a long time coming, but today we bring you Chivas Regal 18 year blended scotch whiskey.  Before you ask, yes this is a liquor that deserves to have its full name used.  Now I am a lover of high grade scotches, and though I can’t claim to have tried as many as the Buffalo, I have sampled a fairly robust number of scotches.  That being said, there are few blended scotches which have tried which rival the flavor of this one.  Off the top of my head only Johnny Walker Blue Label is a scotch I’ve tried better than this one (though that really isn’t a fair example).

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Kellan Irish Whiskey 750mL

Ugh my head.  You’d think I’d know at this point not to drink cheap whiskey straight.  Whoops, well there’s my whole opinion of Kellan Irish Whiskey given away in one line.  Hello and welcome back to this week’s edition of booze reviews.  It’s been long known in the Buffalo Lounge that for these reviews we really need to start paying attention to the lower shelves.  That’s why this week we turned our eyes down and grabbed something on the lower level whiskey shelf.

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Sailor Jerry’s Spiced Rum 750mL

Booze Reviews.  It’s a statement.  It is also an amazing way to find out about which kinds of booze should be flowing over your taste buds and into your stomach.  I am the man called Justice and this week the Booze reviews crew will be looking into one of the Buffalo’s favorite rums:  Sailor Jerry’s Spiced Rum.  The last time all of us at the Buffalo Lounge reviewed a rum it had fire warnings. This week we’ve move onto a spiced rum that, while 94 proof isn’t going to Chuck Norris your face.

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