Tastes

NEAT NOSE - Lots of Caramel with hints of Cherry PALATE - Sticky, viscous caramel that coats the palate supported by some cherry on the back-end. FINISH - Unbelievably smooth but short, unfortunately. BUY? - Absolutely, but I’d love to see the price about $10-15 lower. BUY AGAIN? - Maybe not this batch due to the price, but I do look forward to future batches.

NEAT NOSE - Pear, Faint Green Apple, and Caramel PALATE - Pear and A little bit of caramel are the most obvious notes that come through on the palate. FINISH - Short BUY? - Nice introduction to scotch to see if it’s something you’d enjoy. BUY AGAIN? - Good for the price, but I’ll probably be buying another one of their expressions before I buy this one again since I don’t drink much Scotch.

NEAT NOSE - Caramel, Vanilla, and Honey PALATE - The nose transfers to the palate lightly, with all three notes intertwined evenly. FINISH - Medium, Sweet BUY? - Yes BUY AGAIN?- Yes

SPEC’s SINGLE BARREL NEAT NOSE - Raspberries, Caramel, and Oak PALATE - Velvety mouthfeel. First, the caramel note fills the palate and is the most prominent and a slight hunt of raspberry comes through on the backend. FINISH - Medium in length comprised of notes of light oak and apple. BUY? - Absolutely, at SRP. BUY AGAIN? - Only at retail. This is a good bourbon, but not worth paying secondary prices in my opinion.

PROOF - 113.5 ALC./VOL. - 56.75% BARREL No. - 21377 NEAT NOSE - Candied Oranges, Caramel, and Brown Sugar. All notes are powerful and extremely balanced surprisingly. PALATE - This whiskey covers the palate with a velvety mouthfeel. The nose transfers to the palate with the surprise of a little bit of rye spice throughout. Thankfully, its not overpowering but complements the sweetness. FINISH - Long and Delicious BUY? - Yes! Stop passing this by if you have been! For the price, it’s one of the best values out there! BUY AGAIN? - Absolutely. Shelfer!

BARREL # - 200065 BOTTLE # - 86 ABV - 62.25% PROOF - 124.5 NEAT NOSE - Heavy Oak, Blackberries, Maple, and a little bit of caramel PALATE - Oak is the most dominant note and the other notes sneak in behind the oak: each one showing itself more than the others randomly sip after sip. FINISH - Not much of a burn or bite, but it’s bug bold and strong for sure with a long finish. BUY? - Absolutely. This is one that has flown under the radar for sure. BUY AGAIN? - Yes

NEAT NOSE - Sweet Vanilla and Honey. I don’t get any oak. PALATE - Velvety mouthfeel where the nose transfers over to the palate perfectly. FINISH - Smooth and Short BUY? - I’d recommend at this price point. As a wheater, I prefer it to the regular offerings of Maker’s Mark or Larceny. BUY AGAIN? - Possibly, it’s a quality pour.

NEAT NOSE - Vanilla and Caramel PALATE - Surprisingly slightly viscous on the palate with vanilla and caramel notes with the caramel being more prominent. I don’t get any baking spices, “rye-like spice”, or a bite at all. This is extremely smooth on the palate and very sweet. There’s a unique note to it as well that I can’t pick up on; I imagine its due to this being a 100% rice whiskey because I haven’t picked up on it in any bourbon or rye. FINISH - Short, Sweet BUY? - Yes. While it has similar bourbon notes, it’s unique enough to warrant a purchase to see if you like it. It’s very similar to bourbon actually. BUY AGAIN? - I would, but I’d probably pick up more Single Barrels as I come across them as those are much better.

BARREL HOUSE: 2-21 BARREL No. - 22-08090 BOTTLING DATE - 9.27.22 NEAT NOSE - Caramel and Bannana Laffy Taffy PALATE - Oak and Cinnamon. The nose is better than the palate on this one. FINISH - Smooth, Medium. BUY? - It’s a decent whiskey. It’s much better than 80 proof Old No. 7 and it may make for a good daily sipper if you really like the Jack Daniel profile. BUY AGAIN?? - Likely not. I’d rather get the single barrel barrel proof.