George Dickel 15 Year Tennessee Single Barrel

Neat. Neck pour. Bottle 229. I have not been a fan of Dickel for quite a few years but the recent BiB releases have opened up my expectations a bit. The 11 year is very good. Now we have a 15 year but only 84% proof. Heard good things about this releases though, so giving it the benefit of the doubt. The nose is very nice, very flavorful. The Dickel mineral, flinstone vitamin is there but not a turn off. This is unmistakably Dickel though. It doesn’t blur the line like the 11 year BiB. Cherry cough syrup. Chocolate. Really a cherry chocolate cordial with the white cream in the center. Damp oak and black pepper. Almond paste. Vanilla extract. Leather. I would not guess this was 15 years old. More of a funk thank oak. Pretty thin but also oily enough to get by. Vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar on the tongue. Eeks... eeks... I don’t like this... honestly if I weren’t trying to leaves notes, I would end this here. Damp, creek wood covered in a vanilla ice cream. Little chocolate on the finish. Oh no. This is hitting me so wrong. Unfortunately the rest of this dram is going down the drain. Can’t do it. I’m so confused as to why I heard positive things. This is no 11 year BiB, this is back to the Dickel profile I can’t handle. My daughter just asked what is wrong with my face. It’s a combination of disgust, confusion and regret buying this...

Had this bottle brought back to my state by a friend since many of the Dickel bottles don't make it to Michigan. Have heard good things on this one and eager to try so let's go... Nose is quite sweet on this. Caramel and brown sugar with a hint of roasted peanuts. It's really quite a nice start. First sip sweet from the start with a brown sugar intro. This morphs quickly to a toasted caramel with some gentle cinnamon heat. As this fades those roasted peanuts make their entrance. Then things get interesting as a second wave of cinnamon heat comes on and carrys you to the finish line. I was hoping for a nice pour and this didn't disappoint, but the complexity was unexpected. Maybe it was all that barrel time, but this one breaks away from your standard whiskey with that wonderful cinnamon peanut finish. Very glad to add this to my collection and an excellent bottle at its price point. I probably give this an extra quarter point for value. Grab one if you see it.

Heavy char flavor. Sweet. Nice nose. Tastes like it’s age. Lots of flavor. I get dark chocolate and spices type thing in the flavor. Robust flavor is the best way for me to describe it. I very much like this whiskey. Buying a backup/spare bottle today. Worth every penny. Compared to Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof, this whiskey has less layers of flavors than the Jack but it is very different and delicious, too, which I appreciate.

A deliciously sweet bourbon

So much better than the 13 year bonded. That stuff almost made me write off Dickel. That being said, much prefer the good stuff from Chattanooga and Jack. Don't be fooled by their age statements.