Tastes
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First time tasting this one. The nose is a sweet bread yeast. Dark vanilla after a second that is smooth. The taste is an up front sour apple pie and woody maple syrup. Little bit of cherry and sweet honey after a longer chew. Very mellow. Not too thick and relatively light but decent range of flavor. Overall a very different experience from the barrel proof but the flavor has a similar taste profile. It’s a nice easy sipping whiskey that was very affordable. Really enjoying and will definitely revisit. Almost good enough to make me forgo waiting a couple hours for the barrel proof. Almost.22.0 USD per Bottle
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Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed September 4, 2022 (edited September 6, 2022)Nose is woody sweet. Color is honey amber. It’s got a pretty light consistency. Easy on the tongue with sweet honey fruit and ethanol mix that is a little bitter. Short aftertaste. Light flavor throughout. It’s good for the price, but the EW single barrel and bottled in bond are much better.20.0 USD per Bottle -
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2022 Warehouse 1
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed August 14, 2022 (edited October 14, 2022)Very light gold color. Nose is medicinal and lightly wheaty bourbon smell. The first sip took some getting used to but now I’m getting light smoke/ash, and more bitter/sweet apple pie. Very light water mellows it out and a more peaty smoke. Aftertaste is a warm sweet ash for a decent length. I don’t like it as well as this price range from Ardbeg or Lagavulin but it’s a nice offering that definitely mixes the bourbon barrels with a solid smoke.90.0 USD per Bottle -
Yellowstone Select Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed July 30, 2022 (edited August 16, 2022)Nose up front is a sour apple pie with a charred wood in the mouth. Tongue hits with a bitter and sour wood mix. A little water opens up an easier flavor, but same sour apple flavor. Aftertaste is slightly sweeter and vaguely cinnamon. Starts rough but ends nicely. Water is key to open this up. Average bourbon but probably great as a mint julep. -
Light gold color. Moderately thick. Nose is a smokey salty seaside bonfire. Hits with a dry earthy peat flavor and then shows up with a honey and woody taste. That’s the bourbon barrel aging right there. Aftertaste is more dry smoke and sweet peat and has moderate length. Letting it breathe gives it a more mellow flavor throughout, not that it needed it. It’s an excellent drink. Worth the price of the bottle. Great showing for the region. Love this campfire scotch.55.0 USD per Bottle
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Nose is a fruity dark cherry and blueberry pie scent. Little bit of sour apple after a second sniff. Hits nice and thick and coats the tongue well. Taste is less fruity and more bitter with a woody flavor. Less sweet as it sits. Aftertaste brings back a fruity apple cinnamon that lasts for a few solid seconds. Not getting much sweet vanilla or maple. Solid sipper and probably a great mixing whiskey.
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Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed May 14, 2022The color is a light red and almost pink. Nose hits like a warm cherry pie. Thick sweet oily consistency. Mouth has a little warmth and bitterness but leans into a nice vanilla and more sweet fruit after that. Aftertaste is a warm bitter but smooth cherry wood. It’s got complexity that I’m picking more of with a little water. Started solid and getting better. Sour apple comes up with a little water. Lots of fruity layers. Not quite getting the chocolate layer…yet. I think there’s more to pick up on and it’s all tasty. Cheers.45.0 USD per Bottle -
Evan Williams White Label Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed May 14, 2022 (edited July 14, 2022)Sweet on the nose, tongue, mouth and aftertaste with a little alcohol burn afterwards. Woody sweet maple syrup with a good vanilla cherry touch. Doesn’t have a huge depth of flavor but what it has (sweet and woody) it does well. Had it in a mint julep and was a great mix, and just as good sipping straight up. Maybe not as complex as a lot of other ones but $20 for a liter it’s a freaking gem. Proof that paying more for that bottle of Old Fitzgerald or Blantons isn’t always necessary. Cheers.20.0 USD per Bottle -
Dark color. Nose is a sweet woody vanilla. Light chocolate smell comes through after it breathes for a bit. The sip coats with a thick sweet smokey honey. Aftertaste is very nice and little if any alcohol burn after. Sweet all the way through. Getting a nice maple syrup blueberry pancake taste after a bit. Have to think the second barrel kicked some life into the standard woodford reserve flavor and turned up all the notes way up. Dessert bourbon. All the notes are sweet so it’s great for that style. Overall it’s damn good. Glad I took a shot on this one. $50 bottle is worth the cost.50.0 USD per Bottle
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Nose is a very sweet honey with a little bit fruity apple mix. Consistency is lighter than expected and really doesn’t coat the mouth, but the flavor does bring in a cinnamon and slight burn after a second. Tastes like a nice sweet fruity bread on the aftertaste. Some water opens up an apple pie with cherry flavor as well. Excellent overall with several layers that open up a few at a time.
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