Tastes

Thoughts on the first crack at this bottle. Ooh, thats nice. Notes of vanilla, baking spices, some Wild Turkey funk, brown sugar, dusty books, hint of cherry and sarsaparilla on the nose. I could nose this a long time. Rich and oily on the palate with vanilla and oak notes, some spicy heat and bitterness build, but not overwhelming. Finish lasts a long time, starts with my entire tongue tingling and fades to a really pleasant smolder. This is a very bourbon-like rye.

Costco San Diego single barrel. Nose: Buttered wheat toast and dried red fruit. Palate: Semisweet, a little oily, more wheat bread, dried fruits, baking spices, a little citrus, caramel and vanilla. Finish: Longish, smoldering spices plus vanilla , caramel and a hint of cherry. A thoroughly enjoyable wheated bourbon.

Nearing the end of this bottle, maybe one pour left. It’s very interesting to me to review a whiskey near the end of a bottle. I don’t usually finish a bottle very quickly. This one took almost 2 and a half years. I often find that my opinions have changed over time. Is it because my palate has matured? Is it because oxidation has opened up the whiskey? Is it because oxidation has been unkind to the whiskey? I don’t know. I do know that I am really enjoying these last few pours of this bottle, much more so than when it was freshly opened. Toffee, sherry and baking spice notes entice me on the nose and creamy palate, finish is lengthy with same notes. Pretty straight forward, but well done. Bravo!

Neck pour(s). Kinda reminds me of a liquid lemon honey riccola cough drop with malt and extra honey. Lemon, honey, herbs, spices, malt and hints of nutty sherry on the nose, thick and oily palate and fleeting finish. A little bitterness creeps in near the end.

Nose: Vanilla, lemon cookie, malt, hints of musty wharehouse, peat, seashore, iodine and baking spices. Reserved, but really enjoyable. Palate: Somewhat oily and rich with vanilla, malt, baking spices, very light peat and salt. Straight forward, but well done. Finish: Long with smoldering ash, heat and smoke. My mouth feels like a tiny furnace.

Can taste the salted caramel for sure. Sweet for sure. Tastes of quality. Dessert type drink.

Super sweet, oily, thick, pecans, almost like a syrup.

Really disappointing. Not much bacon on the nose. None on the palate or finish. It’s somewhat sweet and oily with a bitter finish.

The Dickel whiskey is good. The Tabasco flavoring is a little over bearing. It’s spicy and peppery. Not sure what to do with it. Maybe a Bloody Mary?