Rowan's Creek

Smells cherries candy plum raisin sweet but purple candy? A little rye spice cinnamon. Burning. There is a distinct smell I can't put my finger on Taste cherries cinnamon in the back. Sweet but not in a bad way. Like a sweet hint of molasses or canned brown bread. Savory sweet. Etoh is present but just enough to come up to say hello

A rye foward bourbon, with loads of citrus on the tounge. Spicy and orange citrus follows through to a long and lingering finishing. Would be a killer old fashioned but is wonderful neat as well.

Starts with some (good) heat, but trends toward oak as it mellows. Solid selection for the price.

Rye heat with vanilla to start, moves quickly to oaky, then finishes caramel, almost sweet.

Easy sipping bourbon. Would give it higher “sweet” marks on the profile.

Nose: brown sugar and maple syrup. Slight scent of dry erase markers, not a bad thing I guess. Mouthfeel: light, not a lot of heat for a 100 proof whiskey. Taste: spicy, biting alcohol. A light campfire smoke from the barrel but more woody than smoke, sawdust, like burning green wood on an early summer campfire. This whiskey tastes like a backwoods camping expedition. Overall: I really like this whiskey. It’s not the type of bourbon I would usually gravitate to, it’s a little more delicate and subtle. However, I can’t help but think that this whiskey is just more honest than other tastes. You don’t need a refined palate to appreciate it. It makes me think of an early blue collar logging camp. It doesn’t matter if this whiskey barely has a elementary education, because it has life experience.