Tastes

Tasted 10/15/2014 : Sweet and light toffee nose. Similar to the 18 year old sibling. Full bodied. Finishes slightly sweet. My notes are sparse on this one, too. Definitely hoping to get another opportunity taste this again.

Sitting by a fire after a Father's Day BBQ with family and poured a dram to top the meal. Toffee, cinnamon, nutmeg and a touch of maritime breeze and a touch Vasoline start the adventure. Rich fresh ground cinnamon, mixed nuts and Demura sugar swirl in and around the palate over a rich, deep amber body. Over time, the malty sugars work their way into the palate and sweeten the dram as if you dumped a spoonful of sugar. A nice, rich, long finish of drying oak and spice remain leaving you chewing on the flavors. Finishes slightly bitter leaving a pleasant, oaky and dry palate. Treat this slowly and respect and you are rewarded. Happy Father's Day. Sláinte. [92/100] [Tasted 10/15/14; 6/19/16]

Tasted 10/15/2014 : Not being a huge fan of Jack Daniels (as a sipping whiskey), I was curious about this and had the opportunity to taste. This starts off on the nose with a strong banana nose; more intense than the Old No. 7. Brown sugar/caramel sweetness in present all around. Similar to fried bananas with a brown sugar glaze. Exceptionally rounded, full and sweet palate. A bit of burn in the back of the tongue. This finishes sweet and clean. Very good to enjoy neat. Pleasantly surprised. Is it worth $150-200? Definitely worth the effort to get a taste.

Tasted 10/15/2014 : Sweet, caramel nose right up in your face. Full, sweet, creamy on the palate with vanilla/toffee/caramel sweetness. A pleasant bite that creeps up. This finishes along the same sweetness, caramel theme. An enjoyable, easy dram.

Give this a few minutes to let it open and you will be rewarded with sweet butterscotch, coconut and banana fruits, nuttiness of pecans as well a bit of and floral. The palate is rewarded with a thin, velvety body that reveals an initial blast of brown sugar and gives way to vanilla and oak with a pinch of rye spice. The palate is left oaky and bitter and last for a good length of time. A touch of water is recommended and enhances the brown sugar sweetness and lessens the bitterness on the finish. A very good, easy sipping sweet bourbon at a reasonable price that can be enjoyed anytime and should be shared. [$43][88/100][Whisky on the Hudson 9/18/14; Opened: 5/15/16;7/8/16]

Whisky on the Hudson 9/18/2014

Whisky on the Hudson 9/18/2014 : Need to retry. Was decent, from what I recall.

A light and fruity nose along with honey and citrus. The sweetness carries over onto the palate delivering oak, cinnamon and fruit. As it finishes, the palate is left with black pepper, cinnamon spice and oak. A good dessert whisky. Paired with pumpkin pear cobbler, buckwheat crumbs, cracker jack gelato, butterscotch bacon and sage. [85/100][Tasted: 9/18/14 @ Whisky on the Hudson; 1/31/16 @ Eat Mosaic]

Whisky on the Hudson 9/18/2014 : On first nosing, I got the sweet peatiness/smoke (reminds me of applewood bacon) and hint of citrus. That same profile carries over onto the palate, rich and full. A nice, long, balanced, oaky, dry finish. I recall enjoying this very much and need to get a bottle to get a more accurate tasting. Repetition is the only way to get something right.

Whisky on the Hudson 9/18/2014 : This is my first taste of Japanese whiskey and wasn't sure what to initially expect. I found the nose to have a fruity sweetness with some butter hints. The whiskey on the palate hit me with a sweet, light plum profile. The texture was extremely thin and felt like it was watered down. I sadly found this to finish with almost nothing. A disappointingly bland finish. I was hoping for a rich, fruity sweetness dram. When calculating the cost of the dram or bottle into to the score, then this gets 1 star.