Tastes

My first sniff threw me back to days making model cars in my childhood with my dad. The scent was reminiscent of that fresh coat of paint with out the assault of chemicals. But all memories aside it was immediately enjoyable as the first day of spring. I don't usually like fruity or sweet tasting whiskey but this one surprised me. It combined fruity tastes with just the right amount mellow. It loses nothing while not overpowering. I had it with one large cube of ice at the Vertical Wine bar in Pasadena, CA. I recommend it.

First off I had an empty stomach to start. This one bit hard and warmed all the way down. It's sweeter than I normally prefer but bright. Probably not a great starter and definitely not a sipping whiskey. Down in one or none.

Sweet on the front end. Smokey on the back. Didn't notice wood until after my second sip but it was like keep meeting an old friend.

Smoked with cinnamon. I was immediately transported back to my adolescence lighting fire crackers with 30 other children cousins at every fourth of July reunion. The smell of spent fireworks, the sound of baseballs cracking against the swung wooden bat. Screams of girls being chased by boys, and all the Old folks smoking cigars. The pool splashes against the legs as some one canon balls. All this in a few nappy sips of this bourbon

Had smoked with orange peel

My go to whiskey at the moment.

Honest though it tasted a bit like Elmers glue.

Smoked the glass with cinnamon. Results were an unbelievably good blend of woody & fruity which made this a dessert delight. So good I ordered it twice. Liquid campire. Had it neat with Michael Mina's Lobster Pot Pie at Bourbon Steak in L.A on January 5th, 2015.

Feels like a campfire whiskey. But sophiscated enough to be in millionaires top self. I call it smokey or woody because I don't know any better. It is effectively smooth without being too sweet or bitter. I like it. Had it neat, no accompanying food, at a party at The Well in Hollywood on January 10th, 2015