Tastes
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Nose: soft, tart red fruit, light caramel, oak, and vanilla Taste: the red fruit and caramel swirl together before the ethanol comes to play, bringing a blossom of red fruit and rye spice. The flavors are soft and calm, without overpowering or fighting each other Finish: exceedingly long finish, with the primary flavor being the undertones of red fruit and rye spice. Sits at the back of your tongue and throat for minutes
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Nose: strong, supple oak, spiced cherry, rye spice Taste: immediate cherry and rye spice, a wallow of oak, not as sweet as it smells. A splendid ride of flavors, changing and hitting different parts of your mouth and tongue in different ways Finish: a long and pleasant finish, with competing and complex flavors of caramel oak and rye with black pepper
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151 Proof Nose: sweet soft caramel and a good punch of ethanol. Pretty tight nose Taste: immediately grape soda, followed by the effervescent high proof. Settles into a deep strawberry and sweet rye, and finishes with a strong rye and black pepper Finish: this bad boy paints your tongue and coats your mouth, leaving black pepper and rye for you to enjoy for a long while
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Nose: sweet and subtle smoke, brine, bright citrus, and a hint of vanilla Taste: starts soft and sweet like honey, opens up with a soft rumble of peat, and tumbles through the malt and finish flavors as it sits. Really opens up as you let it sit for a bit Finish: long, smoldering finish of peat and sweet honey, with pulsations of red fruit and dry acidity
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Highland Park Cask Strength Release No. 3
Single Malt — Islands, Scotland
Reviewed December 21, 2024Nose: Malt and peat forward, with a black pepper lingering. Pretty tight nose Palate: effervescent, spicy malt, candied lemon peel, peat, savory saltyness like burnt bacon. As you continue to sip, the red fruit from the finish becomes more prominent Finish: long finish, the acrid peat and light, sweet honey last a while. The red fruit makes a longer and longer appearance as you continue to sip -
2022 Edition Nose: a light peat smoke and sweet cereal, lemon peel, with the oak and red fruit finish trying to push its way through Taste: immediately light peat and sweet, with a hint of honey. The finishes give it a richer, spiced oak undertone. Finish: the finishes have a underlying base note that softly carries throughout, with a light sprinkle of sweet honey and red fruit
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Westward Whiskey — American Single Malt — Single Barrel Selection — Store Pick
American Single Malt — USA
Reviewed December 18, 2024NC Orange County ABC Pick (2023) Proof: 130.38 Nose: Cream of tiramisu, lemon, buttercream Taste: the proof comes through right away, blossoms into a sweet honeyed cereal Finish: a long, slightly bitter finish, with a bit of light honey -
Cedar Ridge The QuintEssential American Single Malt
American Single Malt — Iowa, USA
Reviewed December 17, 2024Nose: Rich red fruit, cereal grain, lemon curd, cinnamon Taste: malt forward, with notes of peppery red fruit and pine Finish: moderate to long, the bitterness of the red fruit and sharp black pepper linger -
Knob Creek 18 Year Bourbon (2023 Release)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed December 16, 2024 (edited December 31, 2024)Nose: Heavy oak and vanilla, with an underlying syrup Taste: rich, smooth, sweet maple followed by a strong punch of oak. Very viscous mouthfeel. Finish: Moderate to long finish. The sweetness subsides quickly, you get blasted by the oak, then the bitter oak tannins cling on to the end
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