Tastes
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Forty Creek Copper Pot Reserve
Canadian — Ontario, Canada
Reviewed June 14, 2018 (edited October 17, 2020)Forty Creek Copper Pot has a copper appearance. The aroma is very sweet and candy like. I picked up cream, caramel, and butterscotch. There is a mild alcohol burn. Taste is nutty, woody, with a light char. There is more caramel, in the flavor, but not so much butterscotch. There is a moderately long finish. RJT -
Cutty Sark has a very pale , champagne appearance, with strong alcohol legs, however. The aroma is of a quite low profile earthy, smoky peat. Taste is similarly mellow. Some might call it bland, but I think it must take extreme skill to blend these light ones, without presenting any off or off-kilter notes. Mouthfeel is light, and finish is relatively quick. RJT
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Buchanan's De Luxe 12-Year has a deep golden, clear appearance, with noticeable & noble alcohol legs. The aroma is mild, yet pungent, with wax, peat smoke, a citrus peel. There is, perhaps, also an almond oil aspect. The flavor is of smoky, waxy, peat; orange pith, mild chocolate, barley bread, and a spicy finish. Mouthfeel is medium, and Buchanan's De Luxe 12-Year finishes with a slow, but not sloppy, fade. RJT
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I noticed the appearance to be deep honey amber, with little fence board alcohol legs, all lined up. The aroma is of mellow nectar, spearmint, candied dry fruits, and a touch of wood. Taste is of soft wood flavor, a whisper of char, some mint, flowers, and sugar. This is very mellow and mild (as per the tasting notes, on the label). The finish is of a moderate and gradual fade, but it's not lingering and cloying. The 8-year aging seems to bring out the best of the whiskies, blended in this one. I think it's what a bourbon hater will love and what a bourbon lover will hate. It's a jewel, in my booklet. I'm sad that it's going away. RJT
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Wild Turkey Bourbon (Wild Turkey 81) has a medium-to-dark amber appearance and typical alcohol legs. Aroma is of fairly heavy wood & char, with heavier bee's wax and dried flower scents. Taste is weaker in the char & wood area, relative to the aroma, and there are lots of sweet, light-brown sugars, caramel, wax, and pepper. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Wild Turkey Bourbon finishes with a relatively quick drop. RJT
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Kessler American Blended Whiskey
Blended American Whiskey — USA
Reviewed April 29, 2018 (edited February 14, 2020)Kessler has a chestnut color. Aroma is of caramel, candy sugar, wood, and nut oil. Maybe, florals, too. Taste is of those elements, with a very strong wood flavor. Some nectar. Mouthfeel is high medium, and Kessler had a moderate finish. RJT -
Redemption High Rye has a lighter amber appearance, with thin alcohol sheeting (not legs). Aroma is of peppery spice and light generalized whiskey aroma, with some bee's wax & honeycomb. Taste is of spiced whiskey, with more spearmint than rye, from my reckoning. Honey and dried flowers show up, too. Mouthfeel is medium, and Redemption High Rye finishes with a quick drop, although there is an underlying pepper rye linger. A bourbon, aged "no less than one year"? Odd. This new bottle design (2016) has a cork stopper cap and a Bulleit-style medicine bottle. RJT
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Ten High Whiskey
Blended American Whiskey — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed April 24, 2018 (edited February 22, 2020)Ten High has an amber appearance, which was darker than I expected. The aroma is of wood, char, caramel, dried flowers, and a touch of dry, candied fruit. Taste is of charred wood (stronger than expected), dried fruit, a bit of light brown sugar, some straight alcohol, and some corn. Mouthfeel is somewhat heavy, and Ten High does linger, in the finish, but it's not cloying. A good deal for $9.99 for a 750 ml bottle. -
Early Times Kentucky Whisky
Blended American Whiskey — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed April 23, 2018 (edited February 27, 2021)Early Times has a gold-amber appearance. Aroma is of sweet & light caramel. Also, the drinker will pick up some faint wood. Taste is of mild, charred wood, sweet caramel, alcohol, and a background charred wood. Mouthfeel is medium, and Early Times had a moderate fade. Aside from using used barrels, this is bourbon, essentially (in its presentation). A good value-priced item. RJT -
Jack Daniel's Old No. 7
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed April 20, 2018 (edited April 28, 2018)Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 has an amber appearance, with drippy alcohol legs. The aroma is of a noticeable nectar, light brown sugar smell, with background char. Taste is of charred wood, a touch of vanilla, dried flowers, and some grain alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium, and Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 does linger around a bit. Not a quick drop, here. RJT
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