Tastes

Nose: blueberry, peaches and cream, honey, toasted bread, tropical sea breezes, lemon zest. Taste: sweet honey, citrus, salt and pepper, cinnamon rolls. Experience: walking through a open air market on a chilly spring morning, sweet and zesty smells fill the airwith just a pinch of salt, if you stand directly in the sun you can feel it's warmth through the bisk air. Everything is alive and starting a new constantly changing as the day goes on. Final thoughts: I usually say no whiskey is "worth" more that $100 meaning that you can usually find something comparable to anything beyond that for less. (~$70 is the sweet spot). However, there is nothing like Black Art and it is one of the only whiskeys I would say is "worth" the money at this price. It is a fantastic bottle that is just as complex as it is enjoyable. A rare find but if you happen on it, I'd snag it. *This is from the old distiller. I've had the newer releases, and while they are still fantastic they are not quite "magical" for what that's worth. Still a solid choice if you have the cash.

Nose: bananas foster, vanilla, cream, charged sugars, creme brulee. Taste: creme brulee, caramel, fruits, taffy. *Disclaimer tasted as part of a flight with one pour, normally only review bottles or multiple pours.

Nose: light fruits, fresh cut grains, honey, melon, citrus. Taste: more fruit, deeper grains, light tobacco . *Disclaimer tried as part of a flight on one pour, normally review based on a bottle or multiple pours.

Nose: vanilla, banana, sugary cereal, new books, sugar. Taste: vanilla, metals, chalky candy cigarettes, banana. A good showing but much too sweet for me. *disclaimer this was part of a flight and only based on one tasting session normally I only review with a bottle or myself pours.

Nose: cereal, apples, strawberry Taste: cereal, Vanilla, nutmeg A solid, if somewhat unremarkable whiskey.

Nose: spices, sun bleached wood, dried cherries Taste: Big red bubblegum, herbs.

Nose: Chocolate, dark fruits, chocolate, creme brulee crust, chocolate. Taste: Chocolate, orange peel. A very enjoyable dram.

Nose: Fruits, cigars, new leather, wet roads, sour green apple, fresh mint, and creosote. Taste: Tart fruit, oak, cocoa, ending with a empty cigar humidifier. Experience: Feels like walking into your ex coyboy granddad's study. He still wears boots, leather vest, and bolo tie. He chews more than smokes the occasional cigar and while he doesn't ride anymore he taught you how to crack a whip while your mom wasn't looking. Notes: Big, bold, hot Texas. This is a Texas bourbon through and through. It's darker than anything I've seen, the flavors are bold and and impossible to ignore, and it is thick and hot.

Nose: Apples, pears, light nuts & milk chocolate, bread pudding, caramel Taste: pie crust, pears, light citrus, spices. Great little dram bit a bit sweet.

Nose: Mellooooow kettle corn, some cinnamon, a hint of caramel, hay. Taste: cornbread, card candy caramels. Experience: This is one of the most appropriately named whiskeys I've ever tasted. It's is subtle to the core but not offensive in any way, very enjoyable of hard to get deep into. Note: some people try not to factor price into the review, I always try and at least mention it. For the price this whiskey beats out so many other options.