Tastes

The color is a glowing amber with legs that range their time to slowly move down the sides of the glass with every movement. The nose is very fruit forward with a mixture of vanilla custard, oak, a touch of pepper, with nuances coming out with every smell. The palate is somewhat rich but very smooth, hitting every corner of the mouth. The fruit and the oak translate beautifully, along with a nice helping of grain, straw, honey and pepper. Everything is about as perfectly balanced as it can be. You get absolutely no sensation of alcohol, just pure flavor that keeps drawing you in. The finish is long that keeps the mouth feeling pleasantly peppery with a lingering fruitiness that you keep wanting to chew on. In the corners is a maltiness that reminds you this is an amazing whisky.

The nose is fairly simple with oak, fruit and touches of vanilla. The palate features the same with just a hint of pepper adding some spice. The finish is short with lingering oak and fruit, proving an overall smooth and easy to drink, but forgettable, whiskey.

The color is a golden amber with surprisingly few legs. The nose starts off with a nice rye spiciness mixed with oak with vanilla, brown sugar, burnt caramel and a touch of cherry. The slightest touch of mint comes out as it breathes. The oak is not as dominant as you would think considering the age and being double barreled. The nose offers much more oak while being somewhat rich. It doesn’t quite reach the corners of the mouth, but sticks to the mid palate at the most. Vanilla and caramel offer some smoothness to the amount of oak on hand. There wants to be some rye spice that comes out but it has a hard time getting past the oak. The finish is medium and not surprisingly, full oak creamy oak. It is truly a very good bourbon for those that like theirs full of oak, otherwise you might find it somewhat one dimensional. The aftersniffs are as full bodied as a big beautiful woman. Notes of stovetop stuffing punch you in the pallet while subtle hints of whiteout sting the nostrils. The after after sniffs strongly resemble what I imagine Joe Biden’s aftershave to smell like.

Right away you notice the color is a very dark, brownish amber. It is very cautious about leaving legs behind as you swirl it. The nose has a very pleasant amount of charred oak, mixed with caramel, dark chocolate, with hints of cherry and vanilla balancing it very nicely. The palate is somewhat dry while being chewy and slowly makes its way to all corners of the mouth. Oak fills the mouth, as sweet notes of vanilla and caramel hit the mid palate. On a second sip, cherry joins the oak in coating the mouth all the whole cinnamon works it’s way to the corners. It is overall very smooth and easy to drink and it’s age and proof. The finish is medium with a slight lingering spiciness along with strong oak as the sweeter notes fade a little too soon.

The color is a rich, reddish amber and is ever so oily on the glass. The nose is immediately full of charred oak, buttery vanilla, chocolate, cherry, honey and rounds off with subtle brown sugar and baking spices. The palate is very oak forward that is not too dry and not too oily, filling the mouth with chocolate, vanilla and a great balance of baking spices. The cherry is very toned down on the palate, as is the sweetness that is wonderfully under control. The finish is medium long with oak still filling the mouth with a simple and lovely creamy finish.

The color is a very deep and glowing amber that is absolutely beautiful. Thick streaks of oil can easily be coaxed out of the bourbon with each move. The nose is very strong with charred oak, cherry, leather, baking spices and touches of vanilla, caramel, cocoa, apple and sawdust rounding it out. There is an awful lot going on with the palate but it is all so nicely balanced that you can get lost in nosing this bourbon. More so, it doesn’t make you think hazmat. It reminds you of a dusty bourbon. The palate is very dry but works it’s way all throughout the mouth. Oak, leather and green apple fill the mouth immediately with cherry backing it up. The creamy notes come intertwined with healthy helping of sharp baking spices to give you a reminder of the proof of this bourbon. The finish is medium long with the flavors sticking to the corners of your mouth while you still feel the dryness. Cinnamon and oak lingers while you crave the next sip. This whiskey was picked by Prav Saraff and is astounding. Sold only in 375ml bottles due to it being such a short barrel leaves you feeling sad there is so little. Truly a masterpiece.

The nose is immediately rye, but a mix of both floral and sweet. Green apple comes out along with charred oak, as does vanilla sweet cream and hints of black pepper and brown sugar. The palate is initially gentle with the rye spiciness building up into a pleasantly tame experience along with a slightly oily mouthfeel. Charred oak and pepper follow while the vanilla and brown sugar stay pretty mild. The flavors mostly stay around the front of the mouth and middle of the tongue, but come together a very well balanced way making for a lovely rye. The finish is medium with a lingering taste of rye and black pepper, while oak and vanilla fade behind it.

The color is a vibrant amber for a whiskey that doesn’t hesitate to leave a generous curtain of oils with every movement of the glass. The nose starts with charred oak, vanilla, creme brûlée and candied pecans. They nicely interact with each other while on subsequent nosing, floral rye and ripe fruit come out. The palate the nuttiness carries over strongly as does a pleasant helping of oak. It is slightly oily but not chewy, as well as being very smooth on the palate overall. The creamy notes follow as does hints of salt and pepper. The finish is slightly medicinal while being medium length with a lingering spiciness that sticks to the back of the mouth as the creamy notes fade.

The color is dark amber with a touch of gold that almost glows. It leaves a ring of oil around the glass, but takes a bit to coax out some legs. The nose greats you with charred oak mixed with a touch of cherry, opening up to molasses, vanilla, strong baking spices and a touch of floral rye. The palate is very dry but makes it’s way to all corners of the mouth filling it with the strong baking spices, cherry and oak. As the mouth tingles, the sweeter and creamier notes from the nose appear but can’t do much to counteract the spiciness. The spices do seem more tamed with further sips, giving you a strong taste of cinnamon and cherry in an almost bitter mixture, but not exactly off putting. The finish is medium with oak and cherry resonating in the mouth in a way that leaves you craving for a sweeter note to balance it. The spiciness keeps the mouth tingling for a while in an overall experience that leaves you desiring a bit more.

The color is dull, deep brownish gold leaving thick legs all over the glass with every movement. The nose starts with ripe fruit, charred oak, dark chocolate, banana and cooked brown sugar. The palate is soft and gentle while being oily and chewy, slowly working it’s way to the corners of the mouth leaving it dry. Baking spice builds up in the middle of the palate with a helping of cinnamon and allspice, as an easy wave of fruity creaminess follows along with charred oak. The finish is medium long and dry with the mouth staying tingling from the baking spices with lingering charred oak, while the fruity and creamy notes gently fade, but aren’t too far away.