Copper Tongue 16 Year Bourbon

Very impressive. A slight warming tartness that wasn’t overpowering, but mixed with some subtle vanilla notes and baking spices that balance this out.

Dickel flavor profile, candy, apple, easy drinking, tarragon or oregano, green tea.

Smoke little green apple. Easy finish

Nose: dense rich caramel and jonagold apple. Does have that light Flinstones vitamins note. Black tea and light tobacco. Vanilla, peach and slight orange zest. Maple and brown sugar. Taste: dense oak explodes into intense caramel and fruit. Finishes with a strong oaky menthol. Lemon and peachy finish with a hint of cantalope. Brown sugar and vanilla show up on the tail of the finish as well with a hint of oaky treacle. Water brings out the sweetness and flintstones gummies while amplifying the fruit notes.

Tasted neat Nose: fruity mixed with oak with faint vanilla and caramel but orange starburst predominates with sawdust/oak behind it. I like the nose. Later I think the orange starburst took on some sherry tones. Interesting. Even later some spice emerged, cinnamon Body: light Palate: oak and stewed fruit, woody caramel. Second sip I thought this is pretty delicate not as bold flavor as the nose would suggest. More tobacco flavor with time which is nice as it blends into a finish which has more smoke and char. Over time I think this is a very sugary dram, which I like. Finish: short to medium with some barrel char which I love. Note: I am cautiously optimistic about this dram. I am curious about the 16 year old dickle as I was surprised by how much I liked the 11 & 13 year old bottled in bond. Admittedly I love sweets so any “flintstones vitamins” flavor would taste good to me. First sip was a “oooo that’s different” in a pleasant way. Overall I really like it. It’s a little off the beaten path for bourbon flavors, reminds me a little of the makers mark 2021 edition with the fruitiness.

Nose: flinstones vitamins Taste: bitter + chalky Finish: dry