Tastes

Nose: holy oak. First sniff was very oaky. Like going into our cedar closet before we had to have it removed because of water damage. I liked that smell. Later caramel. Later the nose opened up with some sweetness. Body: light to medium Palate: ooh that’s good. Spicy, sweet, Carmel. Finish: medium, sweet and smoky with a little prickle on the tongue. Very nice. Note: another taste from 1010. Somehow I don’t have this rated. I swear I’ve had this before but maybe not… so here goes. This is a tasty bourbon. Doesn’t really stand out to me but I really like it. What’s funny is the nose is so wordy but the palate is more sweet and caramelly. 2023 update: nose caramelly. Barrel char on the palate. Little mint on the nose and palate. Its nice.

Nose: lots of caramel and vanilla on the nose. Marshmallow with a thin cherry candied shell. Very faint hint of oak. Later brown sugar. Really great nose Body: medium Palate: white pepper immediately less of the vanilla and caramel from the nose and more of the sugary sweet fruity flavors. Some barrel char smokiness but more candied citrus fruit sweetness. Little bit of oak on the last sip Finish: long but more like a candied orange and not smokey but very long and very nice. And as I sit with it I realize the finish is really long and I really like that. Just let the whiskey hang around for minutes after a sip. Note: a sample from 1010. Very much looking forward to trying this. Tried neat. The finish kind of reminds me of the orange flavor I get on the palate of this years old Fitz 14. This is a very sweet whiskey. I really like this. Almost love it but doesn’t have the smokiness and fullness that I really love. It has a long lasting sweetness that I really like. Delicious. 2023 michigan trip, opened a bottle bought in wisconsin. Its good not great. Im getting loads of cherry and wood. Its not out of a snifter though. I like it but was a little disappointed. I forgot ive already had this. Anyway fun to drink with the boys.

Nose: blackberry, chocolate covered blackberries, caramel and toffee in the background. On the fresh bottle crack first pour some ethanol but smokey caramel ethanol. A very nice nose before my first sip. After my first sip the nose went into overdrive like someone squeezed a bunch of blackberries into the glencairn. Delicious. Body: large Palate: chocolate, caramel, toffee, a sweet chocolate laced orange. Smoked caramel on the back palate. Finish: long and smokey sweet caramel. After a few sips a late pepperiness to the finish emerged unexpected and thought provoking. Note: this well aged beauty is from 1010. I didn’t win anything in the second raffle but I had the opportunity to buy this sweet little gem. I wanted an aged pingree and I got it. Here’s what I could find on this bourbon from the whiskeyfellow “This one is Batch 6, utilizing a mash from only seven barrels of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley sourced from MGP/LDI and aged 15 years! A portion of the aging process occurred in a climate-controlled warehouse in California before being transferred for final aging in Michigan. It is non-chill filtered and weighs in at a hefty 114°. There are only 684 bottles available”. My take home is this fresh out the bottle is a “whoa” dram. A friggin rock star of a bourbon. It is dangerously easy to sip at 57%. But it’s a flavor bomb and the mouth feel and finish hitting me first. Just huge. After a second sip I’ve decided this is super super good. 4.25/5 in the love category.

Nose: sherry, vanilla, cereal malt. Later honey. Caramel. Body: full Palate: sherry, barrel smoke, caramel. Little white pepper Finish: long with sweat smoke Note: a taste from Jared. This is a really nice dram. Big and juicy sweet with a nice puff of smoke

Nose: huge caramel, oak and vanilla. Caramel butter cream. So much caramel. Later a little rye snuck in. Body: full Palate: caramel, vanilla, some kind of varnish Finish: long Note: my last taste from don for the 2021 first whiskey tasting. This was another in your face big flavored bourbon. Really like it.

Nose: initially I got dust, saw dust to the point I wondered if my glass had dust in it. It didn’t it was just the first whiff. Chocolate, caramel, mint, oak, smokey. Malty. Body: medium to full Palate: minty, chocolatey, vanilla Finish: long sweet and smokey, with some Kentucky hugging’ going on. Note: another taste from don from the 1010 tasting. Another bottle is like to buy. Tasted neat. First taste was really full bodied. I was surprised by how full throated this is. Very delicious. I liked this ALOT.

Nose: smokey oak, vanilla. Toffee. Chocolate, malty cereal Body: medium Palate: oak, caramel, vanilla Finish: medium to long peppery and nutty and smokey Note: another taste from don after the 1010 whiskey tasting. Tasted neat. I liked it.

Nose: cherry, faint vanilla, caramel and oak, a little red fruit later Body: light Palate: sweet vanilla, Finish: a nice puff of sweetness but short. Note: this is a nice bourbon. Sweet and bright. A little too light and airy but the taste is nice.

Nose: raisins, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, wet oak, very soft rye, dry wood box Body: full Palate: peppery, very tame chocolatey rye and mild oak Finish: medium to long Note: an ounce from don to taste as part of the 1010 whiskey tasting 2/2022. It’s one of the best ryes I’ve had. Smooth and delicious.

Nose: Holy rye bread. Like sticking your nose in a bag of rye bagel chips. Body: medium Palate: so much rye. Hint of chocolate. Finish: medium to long and rye bread. Note: a little flyer on the rye from don. So I appreciate the work put into this. And it’s rye for days holy smokes. It’s pretty good but not my jam.