Tastes
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The nose starts with green apple, caramel and light touches of vanilla, oak and baking spices. In the background there is a touch of leather and a floral rye spiciness that rounds it out. The palate stays mostly to the front of the mouth and sends a somewhat sharp baking spice down the sides while oak and vanilla go across the tongue. Floral rye comes out as you chew on it, but it ultimately feels more or less one dimensional. The finish is short with a lingering pepperiness that keeps the mouth tingling a bit as a creamy sensation hangs over the tongue.
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NULU Toasted Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — (bottled in) Kentucky, USA
Reviewed March 14, 2022 (edited September 30, 2022)The nose is immediate toasted oak that is distinct with a kick of vanilla, while there are still notes of charred oak that together give a nice smokiness while there are also hints of cooked brown sugar, cinnamon, leather and butterscotch. The palate is somewhat rich and chewy and is a big burst of baking spices backed up by very buttery vanilla and a pepperiness that coats the whole mouth. There are secondary notes of ripe fruit, oak and leather that offer a nice balance. The finish is medium long and is creamy and peppery and really grabs your attention. It all gradually fades just in time for your next sip as this is quite the tasty whiskey. The toasted finish really brings out the creamy notes that elevate a good bourbon to something even better. -
New Riff Maltster Malted Wheat Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed March 13, 2022 (edited April 23, 2023)The nose starts with malted chocolate, coffee, caramelized fruit, charred oak and a bit of astringency. Overall the nose is pretty soft but it all melds together very nicely and is quite unlike your usual New Riff. The palate is somewhat rich that gradually reaches the corners of the mouth with a nice wave malted milk, chocolate, coffee grounds and some hints of vanilla, charred oak and some astringency. It’s just as subtle as the nose was but is rather delicious and intensifies as you chew on it. The finish is medium and has a lingering vanilla chocolate note with some hints of malt and a short lived astringency. It leaves behind a pleasantly creamy finish that definitely leaves you wanting more. -
The nose starts with gentle peanuts, vanilla, fruit salad and has an almost minty freshness to it. Wine sweetness emerges as the whiskey breathes along with some very pleasant sweet pipe tobacco. It’s surprisingly more mild than you would expect from this. The palate is mostly dry and fills all corners of the mouth with strong cinnamon and baking spices as peanut and vanilla is there in the background gradually coming out as the spice fades. It isn’t too chewy, as you start focusing on the emerging cognac sweetness starts to emerge with is subtle as best. As you swirl it, it becomes a bit smokey which compliments the other flavors very well. It again however, is all sadly too subtle. The finish is medium with a lingering spiciness in the corners of the mouth while tobacco smoke, cognac sweetness and a touch of vanilla come together to fade ever so gently.
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Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye (2020 Special Release)
Rye — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed February 12, 2022 (edited October 5, 2022)The nose is a full, earthy rye that also has a surprising amount of vanilla along with it. Caramel and green apple quickly follow which then gives way to charred oak. It ends with some slightly perfumey dried flowers. The palate is very dry and immediately sends a strong wave of spice all throughout the mouth with rye, black pepper and baking spices lighting up the mouth. It is quickly followed by butterscotch and a hint of dry flowers. Despite the dryness, there is a bit of a chew to it, especially as it sneaks it’s way into the corners of the mouth. The finish is long with spice that keeps the mouth tingling as notes of vanilla, charred oak and caramel can still be enjoyed until it’s time for the next sip. As the whiskey opens up, the spice isn’t so intense. Maybe it’s because the mouth is tingling from it, but it becomes more enjoyable with each sip. This rye definitely reminds you of bourbon with how creamy it is, but you’re reminded very quickly that it’s a rye when the spice hits you. -
The color is a very rich and deep amber, leaving behind a heavy ring of oil and a healthy veil of it. The nose greets you with toasted oak, caramelized green apples, vanilla and hints of marshmallow and raw peanut. The palate and dry and rich and fills the mouth to the corners with a strong burst of pepper and baking that lights up the mouth as toasted oak and apple swirls around the mouth. It’s not too sweet, just enough to savor and enjoy. Vanilla and marshmallow softness are there after the spice subsides. As it breathes, the oak becomes more dominant as the spiciness subsides, which also allows the fruitiness to mix in a bit more. The finish is medium long with a spiciness on the front of tongue that keeps the mouth tingling as toasted oak slowly fades side by side with soft apple and vanilla sweetness. Adding some sweetness leads to a burst of cream on the nose and the palate, leading to a more rich and creamy whiskey. This is a very multidimensional that go in many different directions depending on your preference for how you like to drink it. Has the William Larue Weller hallmarks, maybe not as much as previous releases, but still a remarkable whiskey.
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Iron Smoke Single Barrel (The Wine Cellar)
Bourbon — New York, USA
Reviewed January 31, 2022 (edited February 1, 2022)The nose is burst of dried flowers, fresh fruit and a touch of spearmint with faint hints of charred oak and caramel. The palate stays mostly to the front of the mouth and middle of the tongue with soft pepper and dry oak with a slight bit of creaminess to it, but overall is a bit one dimensional. The finish is medium with a lingering warm spice that almost becomes chewy as dry oak fades in the back of the mouth. Not much to experience with this whiskey as it is a bit too simple. For what it is though it is enjoyable, but the applewood smoke on the wheat doesn’t quite show. -
Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 28, 2022 (edited January 29, 2022)The nose greets you with a mix of charred oak and floral rye with a touch of spearmint, butterscotch and cooked caramel. The palate is a wave of spice that coats the mouth and works its way to the corners of the mouth for a slightly oily and chewy mouthfeel. Oak and rye give some astringency while the sweeter notes stay to the background. The finish the medium long and spicy with a lingering astringency and fading oakiness. The aftersniffs are a mingling of stale baker’s yeast and day old sea kelp. I -
Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed January 25, 2022 (edited January 26, 2022)The nose is smoothly sweet with barley, green apple, honey and touches that remind you of sweet wine. Charred oak and buttery vanilla mix themselves in along with a hint of dry flowers. The palate fills the mouth all the way to the corners with a burst of peppercorn followed by a wave of malt, charred oak and green apple and with sweetness, with an equal tartness and somewhat of a bitterness. It’s kept from being overly sweet and still retains a strong identity of being a Glenmorangie. The finish is medium and slightly smokey with a lingering sweet oakiness that covers the mouth. -
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed January 23, 2022 (edited January 24, 2022)The nose is sweet and oaky with honey, green apple, dried flowers and charred oak balanced nicely by buttery vanilla, molasses and cinnamon. The palate is somewhat dry and stays mostly to the front of the mouth with a soft burst of cinnamon spice with sweetness that is subtle and not as dominant as it was on the nose. It has a buttery mouthfeel but is lacking in complexity. It is sweet and simple and easy to drink. The finish is a bit short with a lingering spice and pleasant creaminess you find yourself giving a chew here and there. Wonderful supper when you want something you know will be good but won’t require a never ending analysis.
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