Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey (2019 Release)

Cherry flavored marshmallow and wood tannins. This lost all the body of the standard Sour Mash and it has no body. Very disappointing.

Taste: Neat 1.5 oz in glen cairn Nose (3.25): Sweet corn and bbq sauce dominate. It is a pleasing nose but the sweet corn aroma suggests this to be young. Makes me skeptical that this might be one that wash rushed to market and needs more barrel time. I hoped that it would not further fall apart. Palate (4.25) Where I felt the nose was young, I felt the palate the tale of two cities! Super interesting. It is the best of sourmash (sweet yellow butterscotchy candies from grandma's candy bowl) and toasted finishing (campfire marshmallows, smokey embers). Where I wasn't bowled over by the nose, the palate made me want it more. Finish (3.75) I get a pleasant bbq sauce and s'mores sans chocolate. Wish it were longer but this was really good while it lasted. Overall: Showcased the best of both worlds- sweet, corny, butterscotchy sourmash and that campfire toastiness with a woody smokehouse flavor on the back end. This is one I would absolutely LOVE to taste at a barrel proof. It is intriguing but is not the best balance. I like it better than toasted bourbon, but not as sophisticated as toasted rye in 2017