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John E. Fitzgerald Very Special Reserve

Bourbon

Kentucky, USA

RARE
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    • Tim-Payne

      Reviewed February 22, 2021
      4.75
      4.75 out of 5 stars
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    • Pennington316

      Reviewed July 2, 2020
      5.0
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    • Jose-Massu-Espinel

      Reviewed April 5, 2020
      4.0
      4.0 out of 5 stars
      This is a genuine rarity. Only 3000 bottles were made, a 20yo bourbon, John E. Fitzgerald was an excise man who had the key of the distillery, and he drank from the finest casks: yes, this an enhanced "Larceny bourbon". 45% abv, chesnut color. On the nose is INCREDIBLE AND INTERESTING. Gum. Candy. Cotton candy. Solvent. Milka chocolate. SPECTACULAR. On the palate is unbeatable. A sherried, spice explosion. Wonderful. But.... The aftertaste is inexistent. No aftertaste at all :( Overall i think this is a great great dram, but not having aftertaste... well, a lot of points were deducted. I love the story and i love the 375ml bottle, but you got to be true to your ratings so: 80 over 100. And it surely feels like more.
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    • Jared-Blitz

      Reviewed October 1, 2019
      5.0
      5.0 out of 5 stars
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    • pstagani

      Reviewed August 31, 2019
      5.0
      5.0 out of 5 stars
      Holy smokes is this good. Smooth. Sweet. Lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
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    • catalana

      Reviewed July 21, 2019
      4.0
      4.0 out of 5 stars
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    • Spencer-Sigurdson

      Reviewed March 5, 2019
      4.5
      4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • mjvaders

      Reviewed June 20, 2018
      5.0
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    • MykolaK

      Reviewed March 29, 2018
      4.0
      4.0 out of 5 stars
      You can really tell that the casks they used for this were part of the old Stitzel-Weller stock. It's actually VERY reminiscent of Pappy 20 but without the exceptionally long finish and more of the citrus replaced by a slightly metallic, copper-ish note. The vanilla background that you get in ORVW and Pappy is also toned down slightly to reveal more of a dank woodiness. The nose to me wasn't anything to write home about, but it does a fairly good job of letting you know what you're in for: Smooth, without much of a burn at all, some cherry and other miscellaneous fruit in the background, and the mix of vanilla/wood and copper I mentioned before. It's definitely worth experiencing and I might even buy one for myself if it were $900 for a full 750mL bottle, but for a 375mL decanter it's a bit pricey for what tastes essentially like a tweaked Pappy van Winkle.
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    • BryanLushbough

      Reviewed July 25, 2017
      4.0
      4.0 out of 5 stars
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