Tastes
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Patrón Añejo Tequila
Tequila Añejo — Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
Reviewed November 29, 2019 (edited May 18, 2020)Pepper is an obvious scent on top of honey and stone mashed agave. Large amounts of black pepper, almost to a spicy degree, come forward on the taste, but the agave sweetness does eventually tone everything back, and after a while, the true finish finally arrives with a surprisingly clean agave taste for the Patron brand. -
The smell is absolutely fantastic, full of cinnamon candies and potent barrel wood. The initial taste is a bit disappointing, as I'm not getting a 100 proof vibe, nor is the rye immediately obvious. However, after letting the whiskey move over the tongue, I can now tell that, although the double barreling gave a huge boost to the oak and caramel flavor, it really mellowed out Knob Creek's rye product. Now, instead of bright grass and cinnamon, I taste deeper spices, like clove and anise. Given the amazing smell and the strong wood finish, this is a good unique bottle to have to compare other rye bases to.Hidden Valley Orchards
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Typical sweet Scotch smell, with perhaps a bit of smoke lying in wait. Leaving a sip in your mouth brings out the smoke, even infuses it into your taste buds. Swallowing immediately leads to a mellow finish, while opening for air allows an explosion of honeycomb to come to life. Overall a great Scotch balance.8.0 USD per PourHidden Valley Orchards
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Definitely burnt sugar and tropical scents on the nose, with banana being pretty forward. The taste immediately goes to burnt sugars, which is preferable given the lower proof. Tropical flavors and banana, very true to the nose, develop after this. Finally, the bourbon wood rides along the finish. This would be a very good budget rum to have, assuming a bottle runs as cheap as this pour.8.0 USD per PourHidden Valley Orchards
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Smells like a typical rye, but then bourbon sweetness notes come into a very light play. The initial taste is very refreshing, with the rye being light and building. Bourbon sweetness punches you right in the middle, and finally the proof becomes apparent with a spicy, full finish. Great versatile rye, so long as you're not craving that incredibly spicy, 100% rye flavor.15.0 USD per PourHidden Valley Orchards
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Weak scent, but it does have a delicious smell of carmalized sugar, to be expected. The taste is incredibly weak (why water down such a great age?), but what you do get is warm, caramel, slightly raisan flavors, that finish well, but again, this is relative to the low proof.12.0 USD per PourHidden Valley Orchards
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Little Book Chapter 2: Noe Simple Task
Other Whiskey — Multiple Countries
Reviewed November 2, 2019 (edited December 26, 2019)The nose is full of rye spice and for sure the familiarity of Canadian whiskey. The initial taste is Canadian rye, with just a hint of dusty oak (hint is relative, since there's supposed to be a 40 year old whiskey in there), with the finish being very weak for the proof. I would not be happy owning a full bottle of this for the price tag.15.0 USD per PourHidden Valley Orchards -
The nose is ethanol heavy, but not quite from the proof, and instead perhaps the age. Otherwise, a dusty and wood strong scent takes over. The taste immediately begins to be reminiscent of the "warm" feeling achieved by most batches of Booker's. Sure, the finish is very quick and weak, but the intense oak notes that you get make this bottle an extremely good value. I would purchase this again any time I saw it, and I would definitely drink this myself or recommend this to anyone who is looking for thag Booker's taste but doesn't have the dime for it.
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The nose is certainly dusty, but still has a fruity smell, at an intensity level of astronaut grade dried fruit. The initial taste is fruit flavored ethanol, but it has a wooded quality to it. The sweetness actually easily comes to the forefront for the finish, although it doesn't last before being replaced with a weak fruit flavor similar to the initial taste, but a bit "dustier." The fluctuation makes it pretty hard to discern whether I really like it or not, but I would drink it again and definitely like to keep it on hand for cocktails without thinking.
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Glenfiddich Fire & Cane
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed October 8, 2019 (edited October 28, 2019)With a very balanced smell between sweet smoke and barbecued cereal (essentially the same thing), the taste reflects the same qualities, but with a surprisingly light body. Smoke carries well; although it's got the peat base taste, it really does seem to ride a sweet, light wave and get the smoky job done without overpowering anything. The malty flavor is a well rounded blend of the standard finds: cereal, honey, grass, sea. Speaking of the sea, there is a slightly salty finish, which really, really pairs well with the moderate smoke linger.Three Oaks Lodge Restaurant
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