Tastes
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Doc Swinson's 16 Year Exploratory Cask Finished in Madeira Casks
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed March 19, 2023Nose: chocolate, maraschino cherry, caramel. Noses like a box of chocolate covered maraschino cherries. A little butterscotch. Body: light to medium Palate: loads of chocolate, light caramel, barrel spice. Finish: light to medium with faint chocolate and barrel smoke Note: bottle 97 of 273, so thats fun. A little risky paying the big bucks for an unknown quantity but this has the possibility to be very good… don gave me the opportunity to buy so i jumped. Lets see just how far the rabbit hole goes….. nose is chocolate sweetness. Initial thought is light but flavorful with a light kentucky hug some barrel spice and smoke which is nice. This drinks pretty soft maybe about right for the abv. The finish initially was a little more robust though. I like it. Its different i dont think i have anything like it open right now. -
Michter's 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye (2022 Release)
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed March 14, 2023Nose: dry wood like a cedar closet. Faint rye and dill. Lotta wood, lotta rye and a little cherry. After the first sip i got more cinnamon on the nose. After the second sip theres more wood and rye back on the nose Body: medium to full Palate: rye, barrel spice, cinnamon, faint caramel and dark chocolate sweetness Finish: long and enveloping, with caramel, barrel spice and rye. Really nice finish. Note: the last ounce from don for 2022 releases. This is a really well put together dram. Extremely tasty. -
van winkle special reserve lot b 12 year 2022 edition
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed March 13, 2023 (edited May 29, 2023)Nose: carmel and oak and doughy pie crust (yum). Green apple dipped in brown sugar. Lots of gooey thick caramel. After two sips a little faint rye wafted out of the glencairn. Body: medium to full, fairly robust Palate: smokey caramel, barrel spice. Some sweetness with the spice but this is not a wilting daisy this really brings a little punchiness to the palate. Robust flavor for the abv, seens to be punching above its weight. Not a complicated dram and a really good bourbon that says “hey, im a good bourbon you will repesct me” this is good. Finish: long and smokey. So delicious. Note: another taste from don. I like the 2021 version so lets see how this goes. I like this more than wizard pappy. This is really good. -
Nose: caramel and strawberry, almost like a freshly popped can of the powdered strawberry nestles quick. Little bit of pie crust but mainly fruity red berries and caramel. Its nice and inviting. Near the end of the ounce the nose continued with the berry and sweetness, i envisioned like if you popped a few smarties in your mouth but on the nose. Its nice. Body: thin to medium Palate: initially a little peppery, cinnamon, caramel, a faint woodiness almost like the smell of fresh loose leaf paper but if you put a corner of that paper on your tongue. Its faint but the woddiness is there. Finish: first sip of the day so maybe a little biased but this was unexpectedly long given how easy this was to sip. Long primarily with caramel and red berry but also a little puff of tobacco leaf. Not bad. Note: a taste from don. Not my first go round with wizard pappy but its been a while since i last enjoyed. Another dram i wished i had a few more ounces to really dig into but this was light and sugary sweet. Fun and easy going.
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Nose: caramel bomb. Faint cherry and oak. Faint nuttiness. Little rye and pencil shavings. Body: full, enveloping, thats the abv. Palate: cinnamon spice and caramel. Peppery. Finish: medium, long with a kentucky hug. Note: bought from lucky seven directly. This is a strong, robust, caramel and peppery dram. I like it but dont love it.
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Nose: caramel, a light rye, a mintiness, pie crust Body: medium Palate: caramel, vanilla, light rye Finish: medium to long, caramel and a puff of smoke. Very nice. Note: ive always thought this is arguably the best value bourbon out there. Nosed, tasted, made notes then ate a cholocate chip caramel coolie and kept tasting. Nose and finish are great palate is good. Great great value.
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Remus 15 Year Gatsby Reserve (2022 Edition)
Bourbon — Indiana , USA
Reviewed March 10, 2023 (edited November 22, 2023)Nose: pencil shavings and peanut butter. Caramel. Later a little cinnamon spice. After the first sip a little mintiness emerged on the nose. Later was cherry pie crust. Body: medium to full Palate: sweet and spicy, hints of caramel. Finish: long, a little dry, smoky (yum) Notes: Post lulus first wolves game, an L but fun nontheless. I like this. Its missing a certain dark fruitiness i really like in these aged bourbons but this is good.
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