Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar 2025

Flaviar 2025 Episode 6: New Frontiers of Whiskey

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Buckle up, Global Travelers! ✈️🥃

Welcome to Episode Six of our 2025 Flaviar “FlaviAIR” Whiskey Advent Calendar journey! Today, Wayne and Rebecca (Your Bourbon Journey captains) are clearing the flight path for a daring international leg. We’re exploring the “New Frontiers” of malted grain innovation across three continents: Asia, North America, and Europe.

In this triple-threat reveal, we dive into Days 16, 17, and 18 to uncover unique spirits from Shanghai, Cincinnati, and Finland. From a groundbreaking “Three Body Barrel” Chinese whiskey to a 100% malted Kentucky rye and a finish in a traditional Finnish sauna—this flight is packed with surprises!

Inside Today’s Flight Path:

  • Day 16: Hai Seas Distillery “San Oaks” (Shanghai, China) – A modern philosophy blending French, American, and Chinese Oak. Is it too woody, or just right?
  • Day 17: New Riff Malted Rye (Cincinnati, OH) – A 100% malted rye, bottled-in-bond, and aged 6 years. Does this “bloomed” grain change our minds about rye?
  • Day 18: Kyrö Wood Smoked Rye (Vaasa, Finland) – Alder-smoked malt that smells like a dream and tastes like “smoked apples.” Could this be the ultimate cigar pairing?

Are you tasting along with the 2025 Flaviar Calendar? Let us know in the comments which of these three was your favorite!

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BATTLE OF THE MALTS: Flaviar Calendar Days 10, 11, 12!

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✈️ Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar 2025: Global Malt Battle! (Days 10, 11, 12 Review) 🥃 

Welcome aboard for Episode 4 of our Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar 2025 journey! Wayne and Rebecca (Your Bourbon Journey) are diving into the ultimate “Battle of the Malts,” pitting global whiskey styles against each other with a three-day flight that takes us from Ireland to Scotland and finally back to the USA!

Which malt will win this high-stakes tasting? We crack open Days 10, 11, and 12 of the FlaviAIR Advent Calendar to find out!

The Global Malt Flight: Days 10, 11, & 12

  • Day 10 (Ireland): Two Stacks The First Cut – A complex Irish blend with a surprising peated note! We explore this daring revival of Irish whiskey tradition.
  • Day 11 (Scotland): Eden Mill The Guard Bridge Blended Malt Scotch Whisky – A refined, elegant fusion of Lowland and Highland malts. We discover its fruity, nutty, and delicate sherry notes.
  • Day 12 (USA): Westward Single Malt Stout Cask Finish – An American craft favorite from Portland, Oregon! Finished in local stout barrels, this whiskey delivers deep, rich notes of chocolate, coffee, and dark malt. (Spoiler: It’s a MUST BUY!)

Watch to see our full, honest tasting notes, who wins the flight, and which bottle we immediately add to our collection!

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Flaviar Advent 2025: US Bourbon vs. Japanese Whisky! 

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✈️ Global Whiskey Flight Review! Flaviar Advent Calendar 2025 Days 4, 5, & 6 | Chicken Cock, Oaklore, Kujira Kyojin 

Welcome back, Travelers, for Episode Two of our Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar 2025 journey! We’re strapping in for an exciting “two-continental tasting flight,” comparing America’s bourbon heritage with an exotic leap across the globe.

In this episode, we unlock Days 4, 5, and 6 of the calendar, tasting three wildly different spirits:

  1. Day 4: Chicken Cock Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (100 Proof) – A Prohibition legacy spirit from Bardstown, KY, with notes of cinnamon red hot, caramel, and nuttiness. Is the “pre-prohibition style” a hit?
  2. Day 5: OaklLore Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey (92 Proof) – A groundbreaking blend of four grains (corn, rye, wheat, barley) aged in the ideal climate of North Carolina’s Piedmont region. Find out why this balanced bourbon is described as a “floral bakery.”
  3. Day 6: Kujira Kyojin Okinawa Whisky (80 Proof) – A truly unique rice-based Japanese whisky from Okinawa, Japan, aged in American white oak. We discover fascinating tropical, sweet & sour, and floral/roselike notes thanks to its special Indica Rice and black Koji berries fermentation.

Join Wayne and Rebecca on Your Bourbon Journey for an in-depth, country-to-country tasting review! 

Which whiskey will be the best international pour? Buckle up and Cheers! 🥃

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NOTE: The spirit in this review was purchased by us. We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is simply our opinion based on what we tasted on this day. Please drink responsibly.

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