Stranahan's Diamond Peak (old recipe)

I absolutely love this whiskey. It’s delightfully sweet, spicy, and full of oak, vanilla and caramel. It gets better every time I have it.

Boulder bar. On the rocks

It’s probably worth noting that this pour has been exposed to prolonged cool outside air. The color is on the darker side for a Scotch. The nose has a huge chocolate covered cherry aroma. Subtle cherry notes on first sip with mild oak on the finish. The mouthfeel is full, but not quite to a Highland 18 level. This is a nice, moderately-rich, unique option to a standard Scotch. 3.76.

Thanks to @The_Rev , I got a generous sample to try this. With my regular trips to Denver, I’ve been meaning to actually visit Stranahan’s, but my schedule generally only involves office to hotel back to office. Till then, this will have to do. I believe that the most noteworthy American single malt distilleries are Westland and Stranahan’s...the others can’t even come close. Products like this will just continue to get better as it ages more in the barrels. This one brings flavors of brown sugar, some mint, marzipan. Well made, but young...can do with some age to take off the roughness and slightly bitter finish. Till this ages, I’m going to instead try their sherry cask, which I’ve heard is better, but what I’d really like to get my hands on is their annual Snowflake, which is reportedly amazing enough to have lines overnight. Thanks @The_Rev for the pour!