Tastes
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The nose starts off floral and fruity, but in a soft way. Creamy, charred oak follows in a way that reminds you a fresh bread and cake. There are slight spicy notes of baking spice that would make you not realize this bourbon is wheated. It is overall very inviting and changes very little as it breathes, except to accent more cake and bread. The palate is dry and full of baking spice and dry oak that lights up the mouth very unexpectedly compared to the nose. A definite creaminess is there despite the dominance of the spice, which invites you to keep sipping and explore further. Keeping up the exploration and letting the whiskey breathes helps to tame the spice and open up the creaminess more. The whiskey gets a bit chewy and not so dry, with touches of yeast now showing up on the tail end of the palate. The finish is medium long with a lasting spiciness and a slightly astringent, but not unpleasant, dry oak lingering on the tongue and in the corners of the mouth. A bready, butteriness holds on for a moment capping off an overall lovely nose, wonderfully surprising and evolving palate and a finish that brings it all home. A little more aggressive than your usual wheated bourbons that gives you the best of both common styles of bourbon. Highly enjoyable and it will be a great disappointment when there is no more.50.0 USD per Bottle
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The nose is full of charred oak and banana with a touch of green apple and floral rye spice. It comes together to be somewhat earthy and creamy as it breathes. Very simple but enjoyable none the less. The palate is quite soft with touches of cinnamon moving across the mouth before gradually intensifying and being joined by a somewhat astringent dry oak. There are touches of the banana and fruit notes, but it is immediately overwhelmed leaving this whiskey a bit one dimensional. The finish is medium with a lingering cinnamon spiciness and dry oak. A little forgettable, but fairly easy to drink without thinking about it. Has elements you expect from 1792, but out of balance and not quite developed.35.0 USD per Bottle
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Clyde May's Straight Rye
Rye — (bottled in) Alabama, USA
Reviewed May 1, 2022 (edited June 25, 2022)The nose starts with a rye spice that is a great split between earthy and floral along with green apple, charred oak, chinese cinnamon and light hints of toffee. It is very much MGP rye and feels more of a common rye than one that is unique to Clyde May's. The palate is very gently with rye spice that, with a bit of a chew, makes it's way to the corners of the mouth while charred oak floods over the tongue. The mouth is filled with floral notes while not much besides some hints of cinnamon make an appearance. The finish is short but spicy with floral rye lasting for a moment while the corners the corners of the mouth stay a bit tingly, although that too quickly fades. The palate and the finish absolutely do not live up to what you experience on the nose, but for a very basic rye there is nothing wrong with this. -
The nose starts with a mix of charred oak, cinnamon, baked apples and vanilla cream that is rather pleasant. It almost takes on the sharp sweetness of molasses and as it breathes, it all comes together to smell wonderfully of apple crisp. The palate is very light with slight baking spices running down the sides of the mouth while sweeter notes of baked apple and vanilla go over the tongue. Charred oak follows, enveloping the mouth and bringing everything together. It is quite simple and basic and you almost forget there were apples added to the barrels. I expected stronger notes of apple, but ultimately don't feel as though that is adding much to this whiskey. The finish is short to medium with charred oak lingering before all the flavors become a bit astringent. There is spiciness that keeps the mouth tingling a little bit, but the whiskey becomes somewhat quickly forgettable. As something to sip this is perfectly fine. But for something to enjoy, this misses the mark a little bit.
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Larceny (Loch & K(e)y 'Double Tax') 6515643
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed April 24, 2022 (edited April 25, 2022)The nose is very fresh with charred oak and green apple, followed up by creamy vanilla, molasses, straw and just a hint of bacon fat. It has everything you'd expect to pickup in a low proof, wheated bourbon and is very pleasant to keep visiting. The palate is very gentle and fills the mouth with a wave of vanilla and green apple that coats the mouth on top of dry oak that balances out the sweetness. A little bit of black pepper reaches the corners of the mouth to provide a welcome spiciness. On the surface this is a very simple bourbon but the flavors are present and distinct and entirely satisfying. The finish is medium with charred oak and green apple that lingers together and blends to become almost astringent but not unpleasant while a bit of a chew can still bring out the creamier notes as they get more and more distant. -
The nose is a mix of charred oak and unmistakable astringency. Beyond that, the whiskey is grassy and grainy, though there are some notes of buttery vanilla. The palate fills the mouth with astringency, which is where this whiskey begins and ends. The grassiness and graininess does come through as well, but there are no unique flavors to discover. The finish is short and astringent, and overall is mostly unpleasant to drink.
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Penelope Barrel Strength Bourbon (Batch #8)
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed April 24, 2022 (edited July 25, 2022)The nose starts immediately with a strong burst of black pepper and baking spices that quickly mellows out to give way to charred oak, caramel apple, earthy rye spice and vanilla sweet bread. None of the notes are more distinct than the others with the longer the whiskey breathes, the more it transforms into smelling grainy like cereal. The palate starts off gently but quickly fills the mouth with a wave pepper and baking spices, mostly cinnamon. It dominates most of the palate, though some creamy notes of oaky vanilla do come through, but is drowned out. It is mostly one dimensional with it gradually turning into an unpleasant experience of overwhelming spice. The finish is short with lingering spice, but nothing else really sticks around. At least, nothing discernable. -
Sazerac Rye (All Star Wine and Spirits)
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed April 17, 2022 (edited April 18, 2022)The nose is a great mix of fresh fruit and charred oak with vanilla cream. Floral rye holds everything together as the whiskey takes on notes of smoke and clove as it breathes. The palate is full bodied but not quite rich or chewy and fills the mouth with charred oak, floral rye spiciness, white pepper and fresh fruit. The creamy notes are more of a minor player at this point, but there is no mistaking that this is a rye the simplicity of which makes it very enjoyable. The finish is medium with lingering notes of charred oak and floral rye while every so often a pepperiness can be found. It is quite lovely for a go to rye that doesn't need to be over analyzed or over though. It is a rye through and through and wonderful at it.35.0 USD per Bottle -
New Southern Revival Bourbon Madeira Finish
Bourbon — South Carolina, USA
Reviewed April 3, 2022 (edited July 12, 2022)The nose smells of sweet wine mixed nicely with charred oak with hints of raisins, leather, vanilla, molasses and grainy notes that come across as being rich. The palate starts soft but quickly fills the mouth with black pepper and cinnamon while sweet wine stays mostly to the front of the mouth but now comes across as being somewhat astringent. It quickly softens even more as by the next sip the spice isn't too intense. The rest of the palate falls a little flat as there are some hints of sweet molasses, vanilla and raisins, it is very gentle and easy to miss. The finish is medium and this is where the whiskey shows it's youth. The palate fades into being grassy though there is still touches of vanilla and oak behind it, albeit you have to go looking for it. This whiskey could benefit from some more aging and added complexity as the madeira finish is there, but the whiskey it started with isn't too memorable. -
The nose is very light with dry oak, smoke, pipe tobacco and creamy touches of vanilla and fruit. The palate has a bit of a burst of pepper and baking spices up front as it moves into the corners of the mouth with a chew that develops. It is bit grainy, which really takes away from the creamier notes you got from the nose. Dry oak holds it all together which is in the end, a very simple whiskey. The finish is medium long with a lingering spice and graininess.
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