Tastes

Cough medicine & candy. Drinks quite a bit lower than it's proof. I thought it would be a confused muddle, given all the finishes, but this wasn't too shabby.

nice & spicy.

hot plastic bags & pepper.

sweet oak, cherries, enjoyable heat. pretty nice.

Can't complain too much given the price, but this is hot, dirty Beam yeast and not much else. Like smashed peanuts picked up from the bar floor. For a few more dollars there's much better whiskey out there.

Quite nice. It’s mostly Frog so it’s ashy-smoky with some sweetness. Good flavor, but not overly aggressive. Maybe some pears/green apples. Thick mouthfeel. Long finish. Pretty easy drinking. edit: After trying this side-by-side with #1 and 2, this is a bit more disappointing than when I first opened it. I still enjoy it, but given how heavy handed the Laphroaig is, a friend asked: 'why wouldn't you just get a bottle of Laphroaig?' and, given the price, I find myself wondering the same thing.

This is fine. Typical BT cherries & vanilla. Stop losing your minds, people.

Just a note: This Distiller entry was in reference to the 4 year, wax top, MGP-sourced bottle that could be had for $35 in ~2013-14. It was a pretty good showcase of MGP rye and how tasty it could be even at four years. It is nothing like the Willett distillate that is currently being bottled at much higher prices.

At $24/liter this has become the daily in our house outpacing the usual suspects: Wild Turkey 101, Elijah Craig, Buffalo Trace, Old Forester 100, Old Gran-Dad BiB, Rittenhouse, and pretty much any sub-$40 bourbon/rye. However, I'm not too optimistic about what will happen once Sazerac runs out of OF distillate.