Tastes

Very pleasant and mild on the nose. Fruity, floral, herbal. On the palate it’s a lot of chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, and a touch of anise and licorice. A little bite but not too much. Somewhat dry, not buttery like some Irish whiskeys. A very good whiskey for sure.

Pepper and cinnamon up front. A nice honey sweetness to it. Not the smoothest and has an odd botanical and citrus zest after taste like a gin. You can taste that it’s only 3 years old since it’s got quite a bite too it and little to zero wood notes.

Best sipping rye I’ve had. Good on ice. Cinnamon, brown sugar, black pepper, and molasses. Spicy but not too much.

On ice it was very good. A touch of cinnamon and nice brown sugar notes.

Another more in depth review after letting it breath for a bit. Butter scotch and shortbread cookie on the nose. Also pick up honey, apple, and stone fruit. On the palate I get apple, cinnamon, and sugar cookie. A good sipper but not quite as smooth as the first time.

Second go at it letting it breathe for awhile first this time. Salted caramel on the nose. Very mellow and sweet, you can barely smell the alcohol. On the palate it’s smooth and the caramel comes through strong. Buttery with a dash of cinnamon. Just as good with ice, some pepper comes through.

Thought I’d give this iconic juice another taste since the first time I was not too impressed. Bottles been open for a couple weeks now and I let breathe much longer this time. On the nose is brown sugar, rum, and toasted oak. Slight orange zest at first on the palate. Not nearly as much bite as the first time I tried it. Orange flavor holds on for a while. I get short bread and honey as well. Not any caramel at all which is rare. Letting it breathe has cut down on the burn substantially. Opens up and smooths out nicely with ice. The burn did not go away entirely but certainly much better than the first time.

Gingerbread and cinnamon cookies on the nose as well peanuts. Spicy cherry flavors right away. A little bit of smoothness at first followed by that red hots flavor. Rich and not much burn on the back end. A good bourbon but not my favorite flavor profile.

Apple pie on the nose. Sweet buttery caramel right away. Really sweet and the dessert taste holds on for quite a while. Quite smooth. A great sipper and value for the money.

I can see why someone might really like this it’s just not my favorite flavor profile. I get spicy cinnamon, black licorice, other dark baking spices. It’s certainly rich and complex that’s for sure.