Slaughter House American Whiskey

Smooth and smoky

I don't usually do re-reviews; typically, I adopt the same attitude as Pontius Pilate in John's Gospel and declare that "what I have written, I have written." (Bet that's the first time Pilate's been quoted in a whiskey review). That said, this bottle, sadly, has earned a demotion and with it a new write-up. From the get-go, there was a certain almost-chemical note that I could never peg. In and amongst the sweet wine finish notes and and spices, it drifted - like a cheap shoe sole, or a garden hose, or a tennis ball..very rubbery. I figured it would go away with time. It didn't. It proved too off-putting for me to find this whiskey enjoyable, despite the many good things it does have going for it. Really rather disappointing.