Tastes

Getting into a rye for a Father’s Day review. Nose: very pleasant nose happening here, getting lemon, banana bread, clove, and a slight medicinal note Palate: really nice caramel sweetness on the tip of the tongue along with bitter lemon zest on the mid-palate. Finish: shorter than expected, I get a big flash of spearmint followed by buttered rye bread Solid rye for the price, I dig the finish but wish it was twice as long! #DAD

Nose: slight musty funk, orange peel, yeast, caramel, ethanol tingle Palate: wow I was surprised at the blast of flavor coming though! This is so drinkable and balanced. Nothing is truly shining through, instead is a balance of toasted buttered bread with orange marmalade, brown sugar, a caramel I can only describe as caramel 60 or caramel 80 from brewing. There is a slight grainy texture that reminds me of Ezekiel bread, but with a little dusty rickhouse funk to balance out the sweetness. Finish: medium body full flavor finish is delicate tobacco, caramel, brown sugar, and black pepper. I did not expect this to be so drinkable and delicious. I can’t wait to do a blind comparison with rare breed (my current all time favorite)

Nose: vanilla, caramel, corn Palate: cinnamon, and tons of dusty peanuts, corn Finish: dry astringent peanuts I was hoping this was going to be really good but it is not really up my alley

Nose: sweet chocolate covered cherries followed by a faint ethanol tingle, very sweet smelling Palate: this is almost overwhelmingly fruity from the cask but really well done. Plenty of cherry (my favorite fruit to find in a bourbon) but also has some overripe nectarine sweetness to it. The high rye was definitely necessary to balance out the sweetness, getting some tasty rye bread in the background. Finish: the fruity finish is much brighter than the palate with mixed berries finishing it off, and the sweetness lasting even longer than the rye spice. @tbran19 was generous enough to crack this bottle with me to celebrate closing on his new house! It paired really well with a Gurkha cellar reserve 15.

About 1/3 of my way though this pinkies barrel pick, I know this is one of my favorite whiskeys I own. Appearance: deep copper, legs are slow to form and thick running down the glass Nose: musty wood, dark garden soil, and a hint of Swedish fish Palate: immediate burst of spicy cinnamon, ethanol, and a deep dark oak that sticks to the roof of my mouth Finish: browned butter, vanilla, cinnamon, bitter cherry pit, and baking spices finish it off

Nose: orange marmalade sticky cinnamon bun Palate: cinnamon, and orange are there but doesn’t have the mouthfeel or body I expected from the rich nose, there are some herbal notes I cannot put a name to as well Finish: very pleasant vanilla, orange, and cinnamon This is a great budget sipper that you won’t feel bad mixing with, very pleasant experience, thanks for the sample @thechad

Appearance: deep ruby mahogany, extremely think oily legs ooze down the glass Nose: this smells like a sweet musty barn, charred oak, gooey pecan pie, and Swedish fish candy Palate: deep oak, cinnamon, clove, candied cherries, and toffee coat the palate with an oily slickness, love the mouthfeel that sticks to your mouth Finish: there is a hint of sweet buttery pie crust mixing with the sweet musty oak and cherries This sample was given to me generously by @trentoniousmaximus and is the 2021 release. Thank you!!

Nose: ethanol, green apple, light oak Taste: sweet mint, pepper, clove, allspice, spearmint, vanilla, rich oak Finish: vanilla, cinnamon gum and oak leave you wanting another sip

Nose: rich molasses, oak, toffee, vanilla cake batter Palate: browned butter, faint cherry, rich leather, vanilla bean ice cream, and a slight ethanol presence Finish: faint cherry is again noted, rich honey and toffee to finish it off This is the first MMCS series I’ve had and plan on checking out more of them soon! Definitely a sleeper on the shelves.

Nose: heavy oak and caramel Palate: sweet toffee and chocolate, like the the exhale of a heath bar. Underripe papaya, clove, simple syrup with a slight tingle mid tongue from ethanol Finish: big bold toffee upfront, this is one of my favorite bourbons to end a night of tastings on, toasted oak and vanilla in the very end. This bourbon is an incredible value, hope to see it stick around. It makes the perfect introduction to bourbon with its smooth body and sweet toffee notes