Tastes

Long smokey finish that really lingers. I get the bacon/smoked meat flavor. Definitely pepper. This really fills up the mouth. I get coastal brine/maybe slightly fishy. It has a very earthy flavor, maybe campfire ash in the smoke.

Not anywhere close to my favorite bourbon, but it's a great dessert whiskey or just everyday drink. It has a flavor profile full of apple, caramel, vanilla, and spice. It'd be great with a slice of apple pie and vanilla ice cream. It's incredibly drinkable straight even at 101 proof - it's hard to believe that it's such high proof. I think that it'd be great on ice or in certain mixed drinks as well as drinking straight. It would also be great to share with family during the holidays. It's a great value at MSRP.

Very robust rye whiskey. Spicy rye on the palate with maraschino cherries and vanilla. I get a bit of caramel as I sit and drink the glass over time. I feel like it needs 20-30 minutes to breathe before all the flavors truly arrive. Great smokey notes and barrel char that persist in the very long finish. The finish in this whiskey is superlatively long - it persists and lingers for hours in my mouth if I don't drink anything else or eat something strongly flavored - excellent spice, smoke, and barrel char. My only complaint about this whiskey is the price. It runs about $200 in my market. I feel like it should be more in the $120-130 range, but it's fantastic if not a bit too expensive.

I prefer it with a little water. It has a peppery bite with pleasant rye flavor. Vanilla, oak, tobacco. This is on the milder side of ryes, but it's accessible and easy to drink at any time. Because the rye flavor is a bit milder, there is a lot of subtlety that emerges behind it that would otherwise be overpowered. There is a cracking-fresh cereal grain flavor and some mellow barrel char in the finish, that might be easily overpowered by the rye. I feel like it needs to breathe a bit before all the flavors really come out, but it's enjoyable when they do. It's a really pleasant slow sipping whiskey. I've had better ryes at the same price point(though most are hard to find), but none were this easy to kick back and relax with on a Sunday afternoon.

Spicy cinnamon with dry wood - slight cedar note. Cinnamon/alcohol burn. Corn. More cinnamon. A bit of a funky/musty flavor, but not bad. Feels thick on the tongue. Dry, woody finish, but more dry than oaky. Definitely interesting. A minty flavor emerges late in the finish, maybe with a hint of cocoa powder.

Absolutely amazing. Spicy rye notes with a bit of fruit. Wood and tobacco, cinnamon, alcohol burn. Vanilla. Long, lingering finish- dry wood, cinnamon, rye spice. Flavors coat the mouth and linger throughout the finish. Wood char and even some smokiness emerge very late

The nose is vanilla and spice. Very woody at first. Long, dry finish. It takes a while for all the flavors to develop- this is a subtle bourbon. There is a strong sweet rubbing alcohol like flavor from swishing it around my mouth. Amidst this, there is a grassy and floral flavor - I get strong rose petals that come out over time. There is a sweetness, maybe apples on the tip of the tongue. I also get marshmallow.

Great, robust whiskey. It ticks most of my preferred boxes when it comes to how I want a bourbon to taste. Not perfectly balanced, but it's a solid B-plus. This might become my new go to.

Good, but I had a hard time finding a sweet spot in terms of adding water. Tastes like a stronger version of the 1897, but harsher even after water.

It's pretty good. I get some vanilla on the nose - it's definitely got smoke. The body is good, this has a good amount of smoke, but it's not a heavy Islay peated - the smoke is more purely smokey, and it definitely doesn't have the Islay coastal flavor. It's definitely a peated Speyside - there is a sharp peppery bite to the smoke, followed by caramelized malt- maybe some raisiny notes? The caramel and the smoke seem to fight in a delightful way during the long finish. Has some nice honey to it. Dry oak emerges at the end. I like this, it didn't impress me at first, but it's grown on me. I wouldn't seek it out, or hunt for it, but if I saw it on the shelf during a routine visit to the liquor store and there weren't other limited releases, I'd grab a bottle without hesitation.