Tastes

The nose is sherry like with dried fruit, chocolate, a touch of allspice and pepper. The palate is slightly oily and features the dried fruit with a bit of smoke, along with pepper to balance out the sweetness. The finish is medium and oily with fading dried fruit and pepper.

The nose is mild with dry wine notes, a subtle spicy oakiness with the faintest hints of caramel and vanilla. On the palate is tastes almost like a fortified wine aged in oak, with caramel and vanilla following behind. The finish is medium and most, and is where the vanilla really comes out as it fades long and nicely ahead of all other flavors. Different and simple, but enjoyable.

The nose is smooth with caramel which is lifted by mint, with brown sugar, oak and vanilla rounding it out. The palate is dry and full with cherry syrup filling the mouth with caramel, vanilla and oak sweetness coming in behind it which each being nice and distinct. The finish is long and features floral notes mixed with oak, caramel, vanilla and brown sugar which all intertwine and fade nicely.

The nose is very sweet of green apple, cinnamon, a slight hint of vanilla and oak. The palate is sweet of green apple and baking spice, slightly rich, with vanilla that opens up to coat the mouth. The finish is medium and sweet that fades quickly. Fairly simple bourbon.

The nose is an incredible blend of spicy oak and floral notes, candy apple, sweet caramel, baking spices and dark chocolate holding everything together. The palate is dry and very oaky with dark chocolate bringing a wave of baking spices, brown sugar, vanilla and caramel that swirl around the mouth. The finish is long and dry with oak and dark chocolate, with vanilla, brown sugar and caramel fading pleasantly, leaving the mouth swirling in flavor.

The nose has pleasant oak up front that is met with cinnamon, with smooth vanilla and caramel and a slight fruitiness in the background. The oak and cinnamon mix very pleasantly on the palate with it leaning more towards cinnamon, as the vanilla and caramel keep it balanced. Oak lingers in the mouth while the cinnamon fades and keeps the mouth tingling for a nice long finish.

The nose is sweet of corn and cereal grains, with buttery creaminess, a hint of oak and the faintest trace of peach. The palate feels rich at first but quickly turns dry, as all of the sweet notes coat the mouth adding pleasant creaminess to the mouthfeel. The millet doesn’t make itself distinct but you can tell there is no rye or malted barely in this whiskey. The finish is somewhat short and releases some baking spices and buttery notes that linger while all of the sweetness quickly fades.

The starts sweet with peach and apple, along with rye and caramel that is mostly gentle, but does have an underlying spiciness. The palate starts with oak and caramel along with strong rye spiciness that starts off rich and full but gradually turns dry. The finish is medium with fading rye and fruits. Fairy simple to drink.

Batch 2 has a nose that is sweet with oats, ripe apples, fresh sweet bread, touches of brown sugar and cherry with a bit of apple cider vinegar. The palate is rich with yeasted sweet bread as the apple cider vinegar coats the mouth with some astringency as burnt sugar and floral notes come behind. The finish is long with astringent ripe green apple keeping the mouth tingling as the sweet notes fade.

The palate starts with cinnamon, butter, toasted oak and the slightest hint of caramel all making for a very creamy aroma. The palate is butter and nutty, with oak, baking spices, some floral notes and a touch of orange. The finish is long with lingering cinnamon and fading oak as the mouth stays coated in butter and creamy nuttiness.