Tastes

I suppose I’m just missing what’s so great about this whiskey. It’s overpriced or wrongly labeled. In sip, the word coffee never enters the mind. This is an experiment gone horribly wrong. Maybe it needs ice? Expected more coffee-forward flavor but it just wasn’t there.

Drinking neat. Good flavor after you get past the shock of the first few sips, but heat is still stronger than I expect. Not painful, it just ruins the experience. Sweet and warming, but the bottle and marketing made me expect something more impressive. Maybe a drop or two of water will smooth out that roof-of-mouth heat? Eagle Rare is a better choice here.

This is probably the most appropriately named whiskey ever! It’s unique and so, so good. Seriously, it’s a flavor that reminds of bourbon paired with an expertly prepared medium rare steak. Think blood red, like a deep red wine. Compared to other bourbons at this price point, it’s very smooth and sip worthy with a distinctive taste that’s very enjoyable but with a surprising aftertaste thats a semi-dry red wine. It’s strangely delightful and very addictive. It’ll change your palate without threatening your safe space. Avoid their boring Straight Edge and dive right in to a very memorable dram that’s well priced and might possibly increase your appetite for animal.