Tastes
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The nose is full of ripe fruit, sweet caramel, oak and vanilla. The palate is dry and fills the mouth with oak, caramel, vanilla, strong baking spices with just a hint of ripe fruit in the background. The finish is long with caramel, oak and vanilla that lingers, with baking spices that fade nicely. This has aged to perfection.
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Sam Houston 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon (Release No. 2 2019)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed October 25, 2019 (edited January 15, 2020)The nose starts with cherry, leather, oak and vanilla. The palate is dry but mouth coating, with the cherry carrying over and mixing nicely with vanilla, along with oak, cinnamon and cream. The finish is medium long with a creamy oak that lingers along with fading cinnamon and vanilla. -
Lock Stock & Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey 18 Year
Rye — Canada
Reviewed October 24, 2019 (edited November 23, 2020)The nose is full of rye with equal amounts of floral notes, along with ginger, baking spices, with oak and vanilla balancing it all out. The palate is hot and peppery with strong cinnamon and rye, with charred oak and a touch of vanilla. The finish is long and the hotness carries over with cinnamon filling the mouth on top of charred oak. This whiskey seems all over the place and slightly confused, which is disappointing for a whiskey of this stature. -
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon W-L F-05 R-010 (Vermont Beverage Warehouse)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed October 8, 2019The nose starts off floral with baking spices, followed by orange zest, oak, vanilla and caramel. The palate is rich and somewhat chewy and full of rye spiciness balanced by vanilla, with oak, caramel and baking that follow. The finish is medium to long with lingering rye and vanilla with fading oak and caramel. -
Four Roses Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Small Batch Bourbon (2017)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed October 5, 2019The nose starts with vanilla and baking spices, followed up with oak, custard and a soft floral fruitiness. The palate is full of cinnamon and baking spices, with oak and vanilla balancing it out while followed by a floral tone, sweet fruit, caramel and buttered bread. The finish is long and peppery with creamy vanilla and oak that fades and fades. -
The nose is full of vanilla, caramel, charred oak, creme brûlée’s and ripe fruit to add to the sweetness. The palate is sweet and rich but dry and coats the mouth in pecan, maple syrup, vanilla, charred oak and caramel. The finish is long with flavors that come and go mixing between each other with fading oak and vanilla. Smells like victory after a hard earned fight.
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Balvenie The Sweet Toast of American Oak 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed September 30, 2019 (edited December 21, 2019)The nose starts with fresh oak, barley and vanilla, followed by citrus, almond and brown butter, with an underlying note of fresh bread. The palate of fresh oak and sweet barley, with sweet dough coming in behind it, while citrus and almond give it a very refreshing taste. The finish is medium long with lingering oak, vanilla, bread and barley. -
Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon 100 Proof
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed September 27, 2019 (edited May 13, 2021)The nose starts off with sweet pipe tobacco but is quickly followed by honey, vanilla and hints of pepper and oak. The palate is somewhat oily and chewy with pepper and cinnamon, while vanilla, caramel and touches of butter and oak come following. The finish is medium peppery, with cinnamon that lingers as vanilla and caramel fade. -
Hancock's President's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed September 13, 2019The nose starts with tropical fruit and soft rye spiciness, along with charred oak, caramel, vanilla and a hint of cinnamon. It is gentle on the palate with the oak and caramel being the dominant flavors, while vanilla mixes with the softness of the rye and tropical fruits. The finish is medium long with oak, cinnamon, vanilla and a touch of rye coming in at the end, all lingering gently. -
The nose starts smokey but is immediately followed by a fruity sweetness, along with vanilla, caramel, straw and brine all wonderfully intermingling. It is gently on the palate but rich, filling the mouth with a fantastic peatiness and following it with brine and salted caramel, oak, straw and a bit of pepper. The finish is medium long with a lingering peatiness while salted caramel, brine, ripe fruit and oak all nicely fade.
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