Broken Barrel Whiskey Single Oak Series: Cask of Amontillado

Floral nose that branches into the oak from the barrel. Very refined. Graham crackers, nutmeg. Caramel, vanilla wafers on the palate, followed by oak, polished, lingers and coats the palate.

Let this one sit in the glass for 5-10 min, and it’s a totally different experience. dark fruit comes out and the complexity shines. Really loved this bottle - saw a review on IG and bought one at Total Wine & More.

Strong, spicy, and aromatic

Aroma is good with a soft sweet complexity that pulls in some fruity roasty notes; Palate is a blend of young notes and old notes with pops of spirit here and there mixing with spicy and herbal notes; Finish is nice, but picks up a bit of that woody craft profile.

Neat this has quite a large bite on the front being 55%. The oak is prominent with an soft leather tone. I would like to say that the finish is very smooth, but that may simply be due to the intensity of the first few sips. Over an ice ball or large cube this is quite enjoyable. That said, I am rather new to modern whiskeys (took a 10 year break from it) and this was one of my first bottles back. It was approachable for someone with little experience.