kmerr1
Reviewed
February 4, 2022 (edited February 6, 2022)
Random store pick because I couldn’t decide on something- so I just grabbed one.
Color: a dark amber
Nose: bourbon-soaked cherries, honey, a little ethanol
First sip after pour: definite fruity notes. Stone fruits like plum. Baking spices are strong- cloves, some cinnamon spice. There’s some heat to it that gets stronger as you sip- a mouth burn that slowly intensifies.
Adding water: it becomes more “traditional” in the sense that caramel and vanilla become very evident. It becomes sweeter, although the spice is still very present.
Finish: Medium. Notes of apple and honey, but without being overpoweringly sweet. A slight oaky bitterness.
After sitting for awhile: the ethanol burns off and a vanilla caramel comes to the forefront. It smells exactly like a caramel apple when the caramel is still warm. Taste doesn’t change much- it still tastes like dark fruits like raisins and plums. Almost like Woodford, but spicier and less “dark”. Woodford with a cask-strength kick.
I liked it so much that I couldn’t even originally do a tasting note after it sits… because I finished it. Whoops. I had to do a second pour and let that one sit. All in all, I really like it a lot! I’d say my favorite way to drink it is with a few drops of water, but only because I don’t love super spicy whiskeys.
49.99
USD
per
Bottle