Clyde May's Alabama Style Whiskey (85 Proof)

Not too bad! Definetly a lot of spice, brown sugar notes with a vanilla nose. The finish is definetly lacking but for the price? Not bad

Nose - butterscotch, brown sugar, butter, cooked apple and peach, cinnamon, light rye spice, mild to moderate ethanol burn. Taste - caramel, vanilla, sour apple, brown sugar, cinnamon, subtle leather, moderate alcohol bite, finishing fast and sour with a bit of fruitiness and rye spice. This is definitely worse than the bourbon. It’s probably about on par with the rye, in my opinion. Interestingly, I find the apple notes to be less present here than in the others. There’s really not much going on here. The flavors are muddled. A bit of sweet, a bit of sour, some spice, but not much I’m able to identify confidently. Now that I’ve finished my Clyde May journey, I can say that the bourbon is the only expression I would willingly drink without cringing too much. There’s just no value here. Near me this is around $30 a bottle, which pits it against some really solid whiskies. Hell, the standard Elijah Craig is slightly cheaper and orders of magnitude more enjoyable.

It’s pretty thin and tastes very appley. I like it, but it doesn’t have legs.

Strong Afterburn, needs some water/ice. Not smooth as advertised