Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey

I really wanted to like it more but it has too much of a "moonshine" taste due to its young age. It is very smooth and well-executed but I keep thinking they released it way too early and it is a bit underdeveloped. Too much grassy/corn taste, not my own cup of tea but not bad. I strongly believe that it will be a very good whiskey when it will reach 4 years. Maybe my expectations were too high because of the fabulous Belle Meade Cask Strenght that I bought recently. Good value though, I look forward to seeing what they release next. On a side note, it is a really great distillery to visit.

Great young whiskey

On the nose I get some smokiness, corn, some soft wheat notes and hints of bread and a slight smell of a rickhouse. Its fairly light and juicy on the palate. It has some corn sweetness. Some light leather/musty notes and a slight smokiness. The finish is medium in length. Not hot, I get some corn as delayed aftertaste. I like this one, but I’m somewhat biased because I have been waiting for this release for a while. So this one is aged a minimum of 2yrs. I’m sure there are some 4yr or so barrels blended in there. But all in all, it shows it’s youth. As their stock gets older, future releases of older aged whiskey will be very good. I was really excited to try this fully aged in normal sized barrels variety after having their short run of First 108 which were aged in smaller barrels for a shorter period of time to “accelerate aging”. They are definitely related, but I think I like their First 108 a little better, it’s also a good bit darker than this new one. Probably because it had more surface area with the wood in the smaller barrel? Anyway, it’s good and different, and would recommend it.

Tastes very young. Promising but needs more time in the barrel.