George Dickel 13 Year Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whisky (Fall 2008)

Love the Flintstone children’s vitamin notes! This is a special Tennessee Whiskey (bourbon) for the price (if you can find it).

Best value in all of whiskey (until I tried Smoke Wagon Desert Colt) . Tastes 13 years old...

Nose: oak and smoke, lightly sweet, ethanol. Taste: follows through on the oaky nose, pretty smoky, light fruitiness and sweetness, moderate burn. Would I buy it again? Probably not.

I had super low expectations for this one. Namely because I got it for $39 on clearance. A 13 yr BiB for $39 seems like a steal, when we think others charge multiples of it for the same age or slightly older. Cloves. Oranges. Yeah…the fruity Flintstones vitamins are there. I don’t mind those, in fact I kinda like them. But I can see that might be a issue for others. It’s got some heat at 50%. I had to add water, but that’s just me. I felt without water, the heat was overtaking everything else. With water, I really got those clove studded oranges I love. Ok so, let’s face it. This isn’t a life changing , deep contemplation Brora-esqe pour. But at $39, it wont break the bank either. This is a pour you can proudly take out with family and friends, as well as with bourbon snobs and bourbon newbies. It’s an all-rounder that is wallet friendly and with the right credentials on paper.