George Dickel Barrel Select

Someday I'll regret typing this. My Mother's Family is from TN. Try as I might, I seem not to enjoy Tennessee Whiskey as much as traditional Bourbon. I can't definitively say it's the charcoal filtering, but my thoughts are consistent and I would love to be predisposed to love it. Light Gold/amber color. Aroma of corn. I've never said it, but it's what I smell. Honey sweetness and some oak. Later after tasting I thought of Captain Crunch cereal. Quite oily. Flavor continues with corn, spearmint, honey, touch of banana at one moment. Don't add water. More corn front and center.

I'm still far more appreciative of bourbon than Tennessee whiskey, but this has my attention. I'll rate it compared to other Tennessee whiskey, rather than comparing it to bourbons... Pale golden with reddish hues Very sticky, slow moving legs Nose is dominated by grain bill... Hints of corn and rolled cereal grains. Notes of cinnamon and orange peel. Soft mouthfeel, good warmth and spice on the sides of the tongue are first wave. Long finish with some barrel notes, dry oak and more flaked cereal grains. Almost no sweetness other than from the hint of burnt caramel