Sagamore Cherry Mead Barrel Finish Rye Scribe Mead Finish Rye

[@TheShivedj]

Just picked this up from a fellow enthusiast in Cincinnati!

[@bourbonbill]

That’s awesome man one of my favorites from Sagamore

[@msutton01]

Great review as always BB!

[@bourbonbill]

Thanks for the assist on this one as always

[@jamesstreet1144]

Sagamore just keeps putting out winners

[@bourbonbill]

They do for sure. It will be interesting to see what happens between now and next year as they transition to mostly their own distillate and all these experiments that were done under Brian’s leadership run dry

[@3800fanatic]

Oh man sign me up for this one want one badly

[@bourbonbill]

Yeah it’s a hitter for sure

[@shmoo1000]

Love mead so this sounds awesome. Wish I could try it but distillery only 😢

[@bourbonbill]

This is one of the best releases they have done not to give you fomo or anything haha

[@stephenhumma4772]

👍

[@bourbonbill]

You the man!

[@michaelhogg7233]

Just went to Sagamore today. Scribe Mead sold out last week. They have plenty of Manhattan finish and Vino de Naranja though.

[@bourbonbill]

Noo sorry I was about a week late on this review. That being said the vino is an immediate buy before it sells out too

[@davidjohnson8930]

Glad you enjoyed it Bill. I knew you'd like it. Now guess what? The Albarino finish batch 2 is out at the distillery. The first was amazing. Headed over tomorrow to pick it up.

[@bourbonbill]

Haha got mine on order double check I think pickup starts Friday

[@davidjohnson8930]

@@bourbonbill It does start friday. I stopped in yesterday and they were kind enough to sell me one. It's really good. You get the grapefruit lemon lime citrus notes but it's balanced so well with the rye. They told me the 9 year is for sure this fall and the next port finish will be black friday.

[@bourbonbill]

@@davidjohnson8930heck yeah I’m getting both of those bottles lol

[@davidjohnson8930]

@@bourbonbill For sure!! And the silver oak collaboration is on the table but they're not sure when. They're very content to let the whiskey age until they feel it's ready for prime time.

[@davidjohnson8930]

Bill did you see the next distillery only release? Amontillado!!! 4 year rye finished for an additional 4 years and 4 months in 66 gallon amontillado barrels. I've had scotch finished in this and it's crazy good.

[@bourbonbill]

What no I didn’t what even is Amontillado going to look it up lol

[@bourbonbill]

Wait it’s Sherry can’t wait!!

[@davidjohnson8930]

@@bourbonbill LMAO!!! Yeah it's a sherry that's medium dry. If you've ever had Fino it's very dry and also fantastic when whiskey is finished in it. Amontillado is medium dry so it's a little sweeter. Gonna be a dark whiskey.

[@graveshotx]

Sagamore finishes are just putting other mgp finishes to shame. The Scribe Mead tastes like a toned down version of the cherry maple to me. A definite buy!

[@bourbonbill]

They absolutely are. I loved both but preferred the more viscous and honey addition to the scribe mead made it seem darker in profile to me

[@Ae6KaRBoN]

Look for a buddy you say... Well, Will you be my buddy Bill to send me a bottle of that scribe mead???

[@bourbonbill]

Haha I don’t live in Md though. A closer Baltimore buddy would be of more use

[@MichaelBortner-qk4zl]

Might have to swing down to the distillery to grab one. 🥃😎🇺🇸

[@bourbonbill]

Yes don’t sleep on this one.

[@DahBeers]

I would give a call before you make the trek. This no longer shows as available in the gift shop. The VDN is still available

[@DahBeers]

Guess I made a mistake passing on the scribe mead finish. My brother in law picked one up for his buddy and asked if I wanted one. Need to make some room on the sagamore shelf for future releases

[@bourbonbill]

Haha you made a mistake. My brother in law did the same then tasted mine and goes crap I need to get one now. Good news though they are doing Albariño finish batch 2 next week!

[@bababourbon4366]

Bill, Albariño or Scribe Mead??? Pick one please. If you could only get one, which one? Cheers

[@bourbonbill]

Man that’s tough I’m actually waiting for the amontillado to come in about a month and do a distillery exclusive shoot out lol. But both are great you can only get the Albariño now the scribe mead is sold out

[@iowafishguy9791]

Mead is the original booze from thousands of years ago. It’s 1,000 years older than beer.

[@bourbonbill]

Wow didn’t know it was that much older than beer! You learn something new everyday

[@johnwill7962]

I know your buddy is getting tired of picking up these bottles because my buddy is 😂

[@bourbonbill]

Hahah yeah he probably is