George Dickel 8 Year Bourbon

Nice golden brown. Nose is a pleasent bread with sawdust and a hint of leather. Palate sweet and smooth slightly oily with classic carmel and vanilla note. Finishes with a burst of spice and nice burn. This is a very good bourbon for the price. This will become a stock item on my cupboard.

Bourbon whisky aged 8 years and bottled at 45 ABV. Tasted neat. Dark copper color and good coating legs in the glass. Nose is sweet corn and light sugar, with dry grass and a little sour to temper the sweet. In the mouth, thin sweet followed by tannic oak and then dry spicy/grassy rye, and an ethanol (even menthol?) burst. Mouthfeel is dry deep, and maybe a little sour, through the long finish. Ice smooths down the rough edges and makes this easy to drink or mix, if a little thin. So, I have a soft spot for Dickel from college in the 1970s. It's nostalgic for me. Lots better whisk(y)ies out there, but this 8 year is not bad, maybe better than the 13 Year Dickel in my Distiller tasting notes. I still think the #12 at 45 ABV beats both, especially for $23.

Vibrant, lightly tarnished copper color with a hint of amber. Pretty sticky on the sides of glass. First nose is a bit harsh, but underneath there's buttered popcorn, toasty caramel and notes of butterscotch. Sweet and initially soft on the palate, yielding quickly to a thinner mouth feel and dry oakiness that edges on bitter. I guess thats the Dickle tickle, just less well hidden than in the BiB offerings as of late. A good hit of spice comes through after the swallow as well as some baking chocolate. Its pretty drinkable. A good value these days at $36