Tastes

CBRC pick, “Luke’s unicorn siesta”, barrel 1792, 39 months, 100 proof. Significantly better than my other barrel. Palette full of baking spices and rye bread, nice cinnamon finish. Unexpected notes of fresh apple and cherry. Medium finish but full of flavor.

CBRC pick, “Luke’s Unicorn Dream”, 41 months, barrel 1558, 118.6 proof. Definitely a heavy hitter, can taste the ethanol but it’s well managed. Nose has notes of cedar, vanilla, overripe fruits and tea. Palette is similar but additions of cinnamon and rye heat. Finish is exactly what you expect of a high proof rye. Long and hot. A little expensive for this but it’s best use has been as a high proof rye in an old fashioned.

Cocktail juice. Thin and fennel is all I get.

“Danny and Brig go to Makers Mark” 54.5% abv, heavy on the French cuvee and French mocha planks. Nose of cocoa, coffee, burnt sugars and lilac. Very soft mouthfeel, starts slightly bready and quickly turns spun sugar, pears, caramel and chocolate... almost like a Mexican pastry. Hint of baking spices on the tail end. Nice long finish that’s got just a dash of heat with lots of dessert. Fantastic light dessert bourbon that betrays it’s somewhat high proof.

Fantastic. Nose full of smoky oak and butter. Forward flavors of caramel and toffee followed by almost cloyingly sweetness, right before a rotting fruit sweetness. All rounded out by an undertone of smoky salt and unripe banana. Fuck yes. Finish lasts all night

Cbrc Shopping Spree #4 Best Rye I have ever tasted. The story behind this bottle is: Barrel bought 8 MGP barrels of 95/5 rye from a defunct distillery and stashed them away because they were so good. Years later they unearthed them and offered them to top clients. One barrel went to the Colorado rye and bourbon collectors... Nose has some crisp apple and baking spices... almost like an apple pie. Vinegar, oak, caramel and dill finish it out. Palate is caramel apples and dill pickles with an overtone of oak and baking spices. Finish is incredibly long, dry, full of dill rye and has the warmth of barrel proof. Best rye ever.

Traded this after I drank half the bottle. Maybe I jumped the gun? Lots of grass and hay notes with a rye undertone. Not my cup of brown water.

Amazing. 5280 Whiskey Society “Nancy Nose Best”. Bottle 100/111. Potentially magic juice? Creme brûlée and soft bread on the nose. Palette full of pears, almonds, brown butter, vanilla, spun sugar and custard. Finish incredibly smooth with a hint of rye on the backend. Lasts long and stupid satisfying.

8 years 9 months. Heritage, Denver pick. 118.2 proof. Absolutely delicious. Vanilla and fruits laced with candied nuts. This all leads way to a slightly bitter herbal and floral flavors. Long dry finish that has a perfect burn. 4 🌹 winning.

Single malt pick from Heritage in Denver. Agree with other reviewers, like an unpeated single malt. Very light in color and sweet on the nose. Pear and white grape forward that finishes with a rye pepper punch... no dill or brine flavors though. Delicious and easy drinking but not the most complex thing in the cabinet.