Tastes

Store pick: galenstein #10 Nose: cinnamon, ethanol, dill, oak, unripe banana Palate: licorice, leather, honey, barrel char Finish: long, brown sugar, cinnamon, pepper

Store pick: yankee Nose: vanilla, brown sugar, baked goods, hint of dill, tobacco, cherries Palate: thin, red fruit, cinnamon, oak char, pepper Finish: wow! this explodes on the finish into a cinnamon barrel spice bomb, very long, oak

Galenstein store pick Nose: vanilla, nougat, corn, bran muffin, caramel, vanilla yogurt, baking spices Palate: oily mouthfeel, vanilla, maple syrup, maraschino cherries, cinnamon, pepper Finish: long, cinnamon, citrus, pepper, cherries, some menthol astringency in aftertaste

Store pick: turn pike liquor Nose: sour apple, floral, vanilla, cherries, caramel. Doing this while grilling burgers so probably missing a lot of more subtle stuff :/ Palate: thin, oily, tobacco, vanilla Finish: short, oak, tobacco, vanilla

Store pick: Bottles 7 Nose: brown sugar, leather, tobacco, butterscotch, toffee, flat cola, very little ethanol Palate: thin, sweet, more vanilla than nose, brown sugar, on the backend the sweetness gives way to oak and spice Finish: medium, more heat than expected from nose, oaky, barrel spice and pepper

Nose: not much, smokey Palate: peat Finish: long and hot

Nose: coffee, brown sugar Palate: vanilla, coffee, caramel Finish: short, sweet

11 year OHLQ pick Nose: vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, maple syrup Palate: brown sugar, caramel, cinnamon, oily Finish: medium, oak char, leather

Batch 10 Nose: cinnamon, vanilla, ethanol, brown sugar, tobacco, hint of spearmint Palate: oily, cherry, cinnamon, toffee, burnt sugar Finish: there’s the heat! Looong Kentucky hug, oak