Bird Dog Chocolate

Not going to hide the fact that I am terrified to try this. TERRIFIED! So this is another my fiancé brought home in an airport bottle when I was laid up with a strained leg. I do not know why he did this to me, It had to have been a joke. Yes, the guy we sometimes get ideas from at the liquor store suggested - and I have no idea why he did that either! Still, I am not so much into flavored whiskies except maybe in summer a peach CR or Bird Dog peach for peach iced tea. In fact. peach bird dog is the only BD I have ever had. Anyway .... SIGH ... I have put this off long enough. Here we go (please remember me if I die) Appearance: Sticky and oily clings to the glass with legs and beads. Must be pretty sweet! Nose: Tiny bit of ethanol, milk chocolate, maple syrup, sugar in the raw, tad bit of smoke or more like charred marshmallows from a campfire. Flavor: (Fear sets in, I can't! It smells good but its so dessert scented I am scared of tasting! Uggg) .... I am FEARLESS here I go!.... GAH! It's in my mouth but I do not want to swallow! Or do I to get it OUT of my mouth? (TWSS) ACK! Too much cloying sweetness! I can't even get past the syrupy sticky glob of sugar overload that is going to for sure put me in a diabetic coma to taste anything other than sweet. Deep breaths... calm down calm down. The sticky sugar is still on my lips. Aftertaste is horrid! Medicinal, chocolate comes out but its horrid easter candy chocolate - you know that crappy cheap stuff that you buy only to fill the emptiness of the basket with some vivid foil colors. NOT the good chocolate you buy much less of to put on top of the crappy stuff. Wow I now know why my kids have issues. Anyway to be fair, I have to take another sip. YES I AM a glutton for punishment but I have to do my due diligence before totally defaming this bourbon. Second sip not AS bad - either its aired out some or my palette has been shocked into submission or my brain as been fried. But that aftertaste is just nauseating! Others have said that this may be good on ice cream. Perhaps okay in very strong coffee? Maybe mixed with some grain alcohol to hide any of the flavors of it? Or better yet, perhaps this should be tossed directly down a ditch! I have no idea why the guy who usually has decent suggestions at our favor liquor store would ever recommend this to me! He knows the types of whisky I enjoy. He must have been in a fight with his wife that day and simply hated all women! Sorry guys please don't hate on me - it was a joke! Either way this is utter crap! NEXT! Ratings have nothing to do with cost - just my impressions.

Cloyingly too sweet and the chocolate flavor is not rich. But not bad over vanilla ice cream or for spiking coffee as others have mentioned.