Tastes
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Macallan 15 Year Triple Cask Matured
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed December 5, 2019 (edited June 19, 2020)Pale in color. The taste profile belies the color, this is rich and creamy. Floral vanilla and barrel. Beautiful -
Macallan 18 Year Sherry Oak Cask
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed December 5, 2019 (edited December 14, 2019)Light, grassy and very subtle sherry notes -
Mellow Corn Bottled in Bond Whiskey
Corn — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed November 28, 2019 (edited December 29, 2019)Pours a very light brass/apple juice color w fast legs. Nose is alcohol and a dusting of corn husks. Tasted neat it's quite delicate, not overly sweet. Bit of alcohol burn. It's not a glencairn sipper, but we knew that from the outset. Still, it's surprisingly refined for such an inexpensive dram. Mixed 2:1 w Canada Dry ginger ale it makes a light, refreshing highball. I have also experimented using this in a bloody Mary variant, and in a bullshot variant. This is a versatile and tasty light whiskey that should be a bit more prominent in experimental cocktailing.16.0 USD per Bottle -
Templeton Rye 4 Year
Rye — Indiana (bottled in Iowa), USA
Reviewed November 26, 2019 (edited January 2, 2020)This rye whiskey is a conundrum. Keeping away from anything having to do with marketing, I'll focus on taste. This is sweet with a solid butterscotch note. A bit of cedar in the background, along with some pepper, spices and a touch of vanilla. It's quite tasty and very easy to drink, but at 80 proof I expect it to be easy. It's a nice splash of rye to have neat or on the rocks, in a glencairn or from a flask. I can't give this more than 3 stars even though I like it as much as most 3.5 star ryes I've had... when I have it neat. It's tasty. But.... It doesn't have the horsepower to make it in a cocktail, where its sweet and modest profile can be drowned by vermouth or even bitter amari. On the rocks this is good, but NOT better than Lot 40, imho. Further, this Templeton expression isn't nearly as interseting as Crown Royal Nerthern Harvest rye. I prefer the increased complexity and bolder profile of the Canuk whisky. I've tasted the 4yr in the past. I enjoy a variety of ryes (KC cask, EHT, and PIkesville are on my regular rotation). I like this one, but not enough to buy it again. It's tasty, but there's too much competition at this price point from bottled-in-bond expressions and any number of similarly MGP-sourced branded bottles.33.0 USD per Bottle -
Fresh from the bottle there is some acetone on the nose, along with the ethanol. After a few minutes of swirling a rich nose of figs, raisins, cherries and butterscotch well up. There is still the trace of ethanol and a slightly sharp edge on the nose. Taste is sweet, not complex, and biased towards figs with a bit of black coffee on the gentle fade. Just a few simple flavor notes. Really not a bad drink at all and could be very mixable in a number of cocktails. Maybe even in a highball? Worth checking out... I wouldn't have this in a snifter after dinner, but I'd sip it from a flask on the golf course during the cold months! I like it. But I don't love it, and probably wouldn't buy another bottle. That said, at a price under $20 this is a very good value. This could be useful the kitchen and as a mixer in any number of applications. I'd like to use this to fortify a home made sangria for the holidays!17.0 USD per Bottle
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Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Reserve
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed November 12, 2019 (edited January 2, 2020)Damn near perfect in every way. Complex nose, layered flavors, viscous mouthfeel, beautifully modulated finish. This is the whole package.42.0 USD per Bottle -
In a 3:1 martini with Dolin vermouth, this has been my "go to" for years. It's a sweet gin with a nice juniper dose that doesn't work as well with tonic (for me) but it makes for a solid gin-forward cocktail. Good value, I like it better than Tanqueray in anything but a highball.25.0 USD per Bottle
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