Tastes
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Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed August 1, 2021 (edited September 5, 2021)Dark orange/amber color. Thick legs that stick around. The nose is lacquered wood with a big burn; burnt coal embers. The residue of the burnt barrels have seeped into the juice. A black licorice and fennel spiciness. Corn syrup and barley husk break through; the barley especially is surprisingly "husky" for only being 5% of the mash bill. A bitter cherry and sherry component sneaks in. Toffee, caramel and vanilla poke through if you drop in an ice cube. The taste is sweet corn, cinnamon and rye bread upfront: a combination of sweet and spicy. It's peppery on the lips. Star anise prickle. Lots of barrel char and finished oak; toasted oak and sandalwood. There's an almost mint coolness in the finish, like a chocolate mint candy. The embers of burning ash. More peppery spice and seeded rye bread. A lot of fennel and black licorice. By turns woody and spicy, alternating back and forth in a delicate tango on the palate (or perhaps a Lambada: the Forbidden Dance). It's bitter and sweet, sharp and rounded, and beautiful with a large ice cube or on its own.46.99 USD per BottleLiverpool Plaza Liquor -
Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye Bottled in Bond
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed July 29, 2021 (edited October 23, 2021)Sample with Espinosa: To me it's more bourbon than rye: cinnamon, prickly, fennel, black licorice spices -
Casamigos Reposado Tequila
Tequila Reposado — Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
Reviewed July 29, 2021 (edited October 26, 2021)Sample with Espinosa. -
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Bourbon (107 Proof)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed July 29, 2021 (edited September 15, 2021)Sample with Espinosa: Honey, raisin, plum, vanilla, raisin, licorice. Absolutely dynamite. -
Glen Grant 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed July 28, 2021 (edited November 22, 2021)Pale yellow with thick legs. The aroma is a very pronounced apple skin tartness, that quickly dovetails into vanilla and coffee creamer. Toasted wheat bread. There is a sherry sweetness with a touch of sugary cherry. There is a lingering flowery lavender/perfume at the tail end of the sniff. The taste is tart apple pie with a dusting of nutmeg. Caramel and toffee. Lemondrop tartness and lemongrass. There is a sherry again,but this time it's tannic and metallic, like a jar of pennies. The finish is brown sugar sweetness with a dollop of caramel. Vanilla pipe tobacco. More metallic tannins. Tart cherry and spicy sugarplums. Just a hint of citrus peel. GlenGrant 12 is a lovely, sweet (but not too sweet) concoction that balances soft, sugary elements with sharper tart and metallic counterpoints.43.99 USD per BottleBremer's Wine & Liquor
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