Tastes
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Vanilla and butterscotch great you upon the first whiff. Just underneath the surface there are also notes of rich dark fruits drizzledwith some honey. Pepper spice pops up immediately on the palate. You also get some leather and wood notes. The mouthfeel is a bit thin and the finish is quick and leaves your mouth a bit dry. Definitely enjoyable and a good candidate for an easy daily sipper.
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This starts off wonderfully with vanilla, creamed corn, and honey on the nose. There is a nice silky smooth mouthfeel as soon as it hits your palate. There is then a surprising swing to leather, tobacco, and pepper with some of that 101 heat in the mid and back of the palate. Finishes with a nice Kentucky hug that continues the spicy notes while having almost no bite from the higher proof. Overall, a very solid pour that does not overpower, serviceable and pleasant.
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The nose is a straight up vanilla and caramel bomb. The palate brings lots of heat and spice, cinnamon and baking spices, with the vanilla and caramel riding the undercurrent to the back of the palate. The finish is is quick and intense, overall not much here to not like.174.0 USD per BottleSouthern Spirits - Beer, Wine & Liquor Store
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This one has a very pleasant nose to start off. I'm getting honey, green apples, and then a little bit of anise and ethanol. It has a very oily mouthfeel, but almost none of the herbal and spice notes you would expect for a rye. Instead I'm getting vanilla and some more honey. The spice does make an appearance at the end, along with some spearmint. Not blown away by this by any stretch, but it is certainly a pleasing pour nonetheless.
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The nose starts off with some wonderful honey, apple and some citrus notes. The more you dive in you start to pick up some of the underlying floral and herbal notes from the rye. On the palate the sweet notes continue but then the pepper and spice notes start to take over. The mouth feel is thin, but not in an unpleasant way, almost silky. The only let down is the finish which ends quickly. Overall this is one of the most easy drinking ryes I've tried.
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Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Tennessee Whiskey
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed January 27, 2022 (edited February 16, 2022)The nose on this is absolutely beautiful. I'm getting caramel, vanilla, candied apples, and cinnamon right off the bat. There is a slight ethanol scent (likely due to the proof: 132.7) but in no ways takes away from the pleasant scents that come ahead of it. The nose has the classic JD banana bread note along with some heat and pepper spice. You get a nice oily, full mouth feel and then you get the oak spice for a medium to long finish. Love this one! -
Castle & Key Restoration Rye 2020 (Batch 1)
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 23, 2022 (edited July 3, 2022)Starting off on the nose I am getting lots of sharp menthol along with some nutty and floral notes with an underlying hint of vanilla. The vanilla is found again on the palate but then waves of spice and heat take over with a little bit of licorice towards the back. There is a nice long finish with some almost peppermint freshness at the tail end. If you are in to Ryes then this one will not disappoint. -
Starts off strong with lots of butterscotch, like werthers originals but not as sweet, on the nose. There is also a faint hint of dried fruits, maybe raisins, along with some sweet corn. On the palate, the mouthfeel I kind of thin, which is surprising, but you get the same immediate hit of heat and baking spices like the orange label version, but the alcohol is almost nonexistent which is a nice surprise given the proof. Not overly complex, but absolutely enjoyable.
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Compared to others this is a mild, but tasty, rye. The nose has anise, rye grain, tobacco and some honeyed fruit. The palate has the classic rye herbal notes, along with some cigar box mustiness and then some pepper at the back of the palate. The finish is mild but lingers for a nice long while. It is a little thin on the mouthfeel, probably due to the proof, but overall is an enjoyable pour.
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