Tastes

Tasted 10/8/19 at Whiskey House

Opened 9/18

Tasted 9/3/19 I found this to taste better than the double oak 12 year. I would compare Macallan to Glenmorangie; I'm not a huge fan of the base flavor, but when you give it a finishing barrel it softens things up around the edges. This particular one is aged 12 years solely in sherry oak casks. It's got a really nice silky mouthfeel and the sherry places nicely with the malted flavors.

Tasted 8/17/19 I know they released to be used in cocktails, but this is a really great rye to sip on as well! It’s a little sweeter than their 10 year and for the msrp this is a must have for any rye whiskey fan.

Tasted 8/17/18 For being tripled paled I was very surprised by how little influence the different oaks had on the flavor profile. The best part of the pour was the nose and everything after that makes it a slightly above average Canada whisky. I’m not a huge Canadian whisky fan to begin with and this one did not change my mind! Until learning more about this whisky, I didn’t know they aged it in ex wine barrels so that tells you that the wine cask finish was not very overpowering. If you like Canadian whisky then you will probably like it.

Opened 8/19 Did a blind test of a new Elijah Craig bottle, single barrel 10 year and and old bottle design NAS. Overall the flavor profile was very similar in all bottles. I really could have differentiate between new bottle and single barrel. The old bottle design from 3 years ago was noticeably darker compared to the new bottles and had slightly more complexity. Overall, Elijah Craig is a great value and it’s enjoyable neat or in a cocktail.

Tasted on 8/8/19

I don’t normally give 5 stars, but this Hibiki 17 is really great! Recently I had the Hibiki 21 at a Japanese whisky tasting and it was good, but it was a little too old for my liking. The 17 year is probably the sweet spit for age. Smooth rich and an amazing velvety mouth feel. I don’t know if the price will ever go down enough to warrant me spending big bucks on a bottle, but I’ll still put it in my wishlist anyways!

Tasted 8/3/19 I was excited to try this 12 rye and was equally as excited to find out is was selling for only about $45 a bottle! Luckily before buying a bottle I had a pour at the bar. For being 12 years old I thought that it was slightly above average at best.