George Dickel 15 Year Tennessee Single Barrel

This is an absolutely lovely pour. The color is a gorgeous dark amber. The nose brings fruit, caramel, and vanilla notes, along with the classic Dickel "vitamin" note. The difference here is the richness and pleasantness of the combined notes in the glass. The palate brings immediate immediate heat and oak spice, but then turns into baked apples and hints of cinnamon. The finish is medium in length and leaves an oily at first, but then dry mouthfeel. Overall this has been one of the best new pours of the year and I can't wait to revisit it again soon.

tasting the 85 proof. a little sugary sweet but I really love it in small doses.

I’ve liked some TN whiskeys—the Jack Daniels Single Barrel Selects are staples on my shelf; and I’ve recently become a fan of the Chattanooga Whiskey line. But as a thoroughly southern fried boy from NC, the mythology of TN whiskey was still lost on me—nothing to romanticize or emotionally connect to. But I saw the light, y’all, with a store pick George Dickel 15 year that made it all make sense to me. How can you that much flavor at that low a proof—& with that eternal finish? The quintessential Dicklel note that can polarize is just perfection here. It’s smooth, perfectly sweet, and just hot enough, & I’ve never had a bottle pull me along quite so quickly for MORE. This bottle is my conversion to TN whiskey. If you have not made a decision yet, might I suggest letting Brother George Dickel lead you down that road to Damascus

Like being fed an old dry cigar. Harsh. Off putting. Nose is centrum 1 a day.

This absolutely knocked my socks off. I’ve not been a Dickel fan at all (the nutty thing just gets me) but this one hits ALL the right notes. I happened to find a single barrel store pick, which might be why this one seems so special. It’s a 100 proof barrel strength and for the price it’s a STEAL!