Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey (Discontinued)

Tough strong nose. But mellow flavor with mild sweetness and vanilla. Fades quickly but not unpleasantly.

I’ve visited the distillery a few years back and enjoyed the whiskey there, but hadn’t really had it since. Interested to see how I like it now that I know a lot more about whiskey. The nose has Light chocolate, a weird sour sort of wet hot hay note, and sweet vanilla The palate has an oily mouthfeel, but is overpowered by an off putting sour hot hat note that I got in the nose. I’m going to attribute this to it being a single malt. It’s also on the sweeter side. The finish is medium in length with lingering grassy notes. I’ll be honest, I really did not enjoy this one. I’m definitely a bourbon guy, so single malts like this one are off profile for me. I do enjoy some Scotch, but this one just isn’t for me.

It’s more interesting than I expected. Funky like a lowland scotch. Wonderfully viscous mouthfeel. Great example of American Single Malt.