Tastes

RÚA Release 10 Batch 18 Tried neat in a Glencarin rested for 5 minutes. Color: Reddish gold Nose: Cherry is the dominate player, a bit of wood, malty sweetness, touch of light sweet cinnamon, and a bit of a doughy note. Pallet: Sweet, malty, cherry carries though, oak spice, raisin, slightly drying, chocolate in the back, and burned sugar. Finish: A burst of maraschino cherry, dark chocolate, and a touch of cinnamon. Nose 2: A chocolate note really comes forward after drinking it giving the nose a chocolate cordial cherry smell. RÚA Release 12, Batch 22 Tried neat in a small brandy glass rested for 5 mins Color: Reddish gold Nose: Cherry and apple cider, herbal tea with lemon zest, earthy chocolate notes, a faint spice that tickles the back of the throat, and a touch of toasted sugar and oak. Pallet: sweet apple, lemon tea, chocolate, hardly any spice, touch of oak, watery. Finish: Lemon carries over, touch of toasted oak, a sweetness sticks to the side of the cheeks. Medium/Long finish.

This is my go to dram. The fruity notes are strong. Nose: Dark fruits like plums and raisins. A bit of oak and caramel. A bit of spice in the back. Taste: Dark fruits come through again, sweetness envelops. Oak spice starts to rise followed by some more spice. Almost like a cinnamon. This is not overly hot. Finish: Medium to long finish with that toasted oak really showing up.

I get the basic cheap bourbon flavors from this. Cotton candy and bubble gum. This whisky is young and aggressive. The price does not reflect what you are getting. This is a $8-13 bottle. Not the $28 they are charging.