Tastes
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Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed May 17, 2023 (edited May 24, 2023)Dark copper color and quite sticky on the glass... It definitely smells like a buffalo trace product... Lots of vanilla, baking spice, green apple, barn must , and dry oak. Soft and sweet upfront, it dries out quickly and is surprising in terms of how it flips from sweet and soft to dry and oaky... Comes back on the finish wity milk a milk chocolatey finish... Its all its cracked up to be. Nothing here really jumps out, yet everything one would seek in a bourbon is here. -
Sam Houston 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon (Release No. 2 2019)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed May 6, 2023 (edited May 7, 2023)VA Release After a long pause, tons of legs form and move with speed. Its more bronze than brass, it definitely shows its age... Nose is heavy vanilla... Notes of banana bread, subtle clove. Not very big in the mouth... It is intensely rich with flavor despite the initial warmth and the dryness with which it finishes. Its sweet, bur so well balanced, that i would not use it as the prima6 descriptor. Some notes of chocolate and cherry. Its got excellent complexity and a very long finish. The dark chocolatey finish is memorable. This is a seriously complex, nuanced and delicious bourbon. Personally, I like a bit more sweetness to come out through the finish... But that's just my personal preference. This is awesome -
Chicken Cock Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky , USA
Reviewed April 22, 2023 (edited May 19, 2023)Dark honey to light copper in color. Plenty of corn on the nose... A light note of cornflake, good presence of vanilla, a bit of funky barn mustiness. Orande peel, dry toast and caramel, too. Sweet up front, and relatively soft, a bit of spice takes the edge off the sweetness before transitioning into a dryer oaky finish. Finish is medium length and there are some nice lingering sweet notes: milk chocolate covered cherries, burnt sugar and a subtle hint of green apple that emerge to balance the bit of spice and dry oak. Although not terribly exciting, its very good, and thats a win59.99 USD per BottleVirginia ABC -
Jefferson's Very Small Batch Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed March 26, 2023 (edited April 4, 2023)Dark golden straw with a bit of an amber hue to it. Slow forming but voluminous legs. Nose is caramel, burnt sugar, vanilla, and a good bit of musty stored corn. Notes of citrus oil and eucalyptus pop through. The sweet front is well balanced with barrel char and dry oak. Medium finish. Nothing overly complex, but all the right stuff is there. The send off is a nice blend between the vanilla and a bit of residual warmth of spices -
Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed March 18, 2023 (edited May 19, 2023)Golden straw in color with a solid hue of copper. Noses light caramel, vanilla, and shortbread. Fruit cake, Christmas cookies and preserved lemon pop through a soft, warm woodiness. Sweet all around, but especially up front. Theres a toasty pie crust character that gives way to a pleasant musty corn note on the mid palate. This part is distinctive and wonderful. The finish is long, but loses its dimension and complexity about middle way through. Its a nice dance back and forth between the dry oak and light char with the sweet notes of carmel and vanilla. Might be my favorite Old Forester that Ive tasted. I can't not give this a 4 -
Amber hues accent a dark copper body. Alides down the glass in whole sheets, leaving behind just a few legs. Nose is rich: leather and oak with a hint of vanilla and eucalyptus. Reminds me of richly stocked humidor... Unmistakably Willet... Remided me immediately of Noah's Mill and Rowan's Creek. Soft on the palate, but not big in body. The initial sweetness is quickly offset by a spicy warmth and a dry oak that borders on a pleasant bitterness. Pipe tobacco, dark salted caramel and notes of milk chocolate come to mind. The finish is medium length, and basic, yet multi dimensional... The herbal/medicinal thing comes bac a bit before trailing off to lingering spice notes and old dry hardwood. A fer drops of water loosens and softens it up a little. This is an outstanding value. At $42 a bottle, its good enough for a repeat!41.99 USD per BottleYankee Spirits - Discount Liquors, Wines, and Beers
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Stranahan's Single Barrel Cask Strength Single Malt
American Single Malt — Colorado, USA
Reviewed February 5, 2023 (edited February 6, 2023)VA-ABC 18-0693 Barrel. Golden copper with amber hues. Lots of legs appear very slowly. Nose of golden raisins, toasted white bread, light caramel, faint notes of milk chocolate, and a hint of spice, and vanilla pudding. Reminiscent of a caramel malted milkshake. Soft on the palate, there's a nice note of caramelized pear tart upfront, along with carmel and malted barley syrup. It warms the mouth quickly, resulting in an early peak of spice, dry oak and a bit of heat that pulls away from the initial sweetness. Medium to long finish, it's interesting and easy to drink for a cask strength offering. I like this enough to buy another bottle to stash. It's like a marriage of bourbon and a Speyside Scotch. There's plenty of barrel contribution for a 6 year old, from both the oak and the char, yet it's not short in any way on the subtle delight of malted barley. I wish I could give this a 3.9... still closer to a 4 than a 3.75 though64.99 USD per Bottle -
Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed February 4, 2023 (edited February 5, 2023)Dark copper in color, sparse and unevenly spaced legs. Once the initial sheet runs off it's quite sticky on the glass. The nose is vanilla, barrel char, cacao. Dark chocolate malt balls and ripe fruity notes pop through. Soft on the palate and initially quite sweet. Immediately after the swallow a spicy heat emerges and warms the chest more than 100 proof would indicate. Cedarwood, tart fruits and a nearly bitter but not unpleasant dry oak mingle with some lingering sweetness, and a reemergence of the ripe fruits: chocolate covered maraschino cherries come to mind, but only in the background. It's definitely a terrific value. There's a nice interplay between the richer, sweet side, the spice and char, and the background fruit and chocolatey notes.34.99 USD per Bottle -
Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch A123
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 29, 2023 (edited April 4, 2023)Dark copper in color and quite sticky for a barrel proof product. Legs show up late and move slowly. Naturally, the wheat is all over the nose, with baking spices, toast, light caramel, fresh hay, and fresh oak. Thin mouth feel, but sticks on the palate and the back of the tongue. It's spicy and warm, with undertones of vanilla and caramel. Finish is long: chocolate, dark caramel, clove, and exits with a hint of ripe fruit and a rich sweetness that emerges through the oaky dryness and baking spice. Naturally, it opens up a bit with some water. Not the best release I've had, but it's still excellent and an order of magnitude more complex and exciting than it's "regular" offering. -
Wollersheim Distillery Wisconsin Straight Bourbon Whisky
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed January 28, 2023 (edited January 29, 2023)Golden straw in color. Unusually light for a 5-year-old product. A few very slowly appearing legs. Nose is loaded with corn and dry oak. Some vanilla and a bit of confectioners sugar, as well as barn must and other malty notes. The nose fits the look of it... Quite sweet up front, and the sweetness continues throughout... This tastes and feels much better than it looks and smells... creamed corn, vanilla pudding, lots of malt. A bit of a cardboard/cornflake note that distracted me a bit, but it's a surprise how long the finish is and what it lacks in dimension and depth is offset by the pleasant mouth feel and surprising mid palate.
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