Tastes

This rye whiskey has thick watery legs and an amber gold color. The nose is sweet and vegetal with notes of watermelon rind, green vegetables, cooking spices, dill, juniper, wet straw, and Smarties candy. The swallow is harsh on the back of the throat, but once you get past that, one tastes sweet notes of caramel, cinnamon, cherry candy, and kiwi. The finish is long, sweet, and oaky. Cheers!

The color of this single malt is similar to polished brass, and thick watery legs stream down the glass. The nose is sweet with notes of green apple, cinnamon sugar cookie, lemon rind, red grapes, chocolate, honey, and vanilla. The palate has an oily mouthfeel and notes of tangy clementine, plum, strawberry, caramel, milk chocolate, and honey. The finish is long, has some initial heat, and has a Raisin Bran cereal note to send you off. Cheers!

Brown leather is the color of this bourbon, and thin oily legs cling to the glass. The nose is complex and dry. There are notes of leather, dusty corn, vanilla, cherry syrup, Chardonnay wine , caramel, and salted peanuts. The palate has notes of caramel, dark chocolate, red apple skins, molasses, and BBQ char. The finish has notes of baking spices, has a little burn going down, and has a medium-ish length. Cheers!

This whiskey has a light golden hue with thin viscous legs. The nose is herbal and green and complex with notes of cinnamon toast, basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, green pine, wood freshly placed on a fire, dry straw, sawdust, and strangely enough, Play-Doh. The palate has an oily mouthfeel with notes of milk chocolate, cinnamon, rye spice, fennel, and melted butter. The finish is long with citrus and spice sending you off. Cheers!

This rye had a copper hue and glass walls of thin semi-watery legs. The nose started out a little weird and fruity. Notes I got were funky sap, dusty old book, caramel, plum, apple, cherry candy, eucalyptus, alcohol, and barn straw. The palate was watery and sweet, with brown sugar, Cutie orange, cherry candy, dill, and lemon zest. The finish was medium length and tangy with orange. Cheers!

The legs in this barrel proof bourbon are super thin and viscous to the point of immobile. It’s also a dark amber color. The nose is sweet and rich. Brown sugar, snickerdoodle cookie, cinnamon, vanilla, red apple, cherry candy, popcorn all tease the nose. The palate is spicy and sweet. cinnamon, cardamom, burnt caramel, and the chocolate oranges you find at Christmastime all tickle the tastebuds. The finish is hot, long, and ashy. Cheers!

This whiskey is a brass color with thin and watery legs. The nose is very woody, and also smells like burning paint. I can’t say I like it at all. The palate is oily, bitter, overly tannic, and has a strange note of kale. The finish, if you do swallow, is of medium length and gets sweeter. I’m not going to lie, I took only a few sips then couldn’t take it any more. I poured out the rest it was so bad! I love the American Single Malt category, but this one does not serve it justice. Sorry Copper Fox Distillery. Cheers!

This whiskey has a clover honey color, and thick watery legs dribble down the glass. The nose is green and fruity starting out with light nail polish, green pine, green apple, dill, and sawdust. The palate is thin, dry, and fruity namely with apple and pear, fruit gushers, and strawberry. The finish is short, hot, and tangy with a taste of mango.

This wheat whiskey is a bright copper nearly orange color with thick very watery legs running down the glass. The nose is sweet and floral with notes of strawberry Twizzler, honey, dry Smarties candy, and a mild astringency. The palate is simple but sweet, with notes of caramel apple, honey, and what I’m registering as salami. The finish is of medium length and tangy.

Looking in my Glencairn I notice a brown leather hue to this barrel strength bourbon and thin watery legs clinging to the glass walls. The nose is full and strong. There are notes of cinnamon, Hot Tamales candy, wood and barrel spice, cherry, rich vanilla, bubblegum, and fresh grass. The palate is rich, almost chewy with notes of caramel, cherry, oak, cinnamon and cardamom, brown sugar, molasses, and black tea. The finish is hot, long, and cinnamony.