Journeyman Distillery Silver Cross Four Grain Whiskey

Really a 4.5 here, with that extra half point for originality. This is a smooth, suave mammajamma; the nose has caramel corn and vanilla, with a little hint of rubber sole and shoe leather. The palate is a sweet, smooth tour of all four grains in the mashbill - bourbon caramel and vanilla, rye spiciness, a rich, leathery quality from the barley, and a smooth, supple sheared finish. Very nicely done...and from Three Oaks! We cut our Christmas tree down there every year! Looks like I need to get more than a Douglas fir there next week...