TOPO Eight Oak Carolina Whiskey

brown sugar, banana, vanilla, raisins; hot on the mouth but very smooth finish, spicy up front, homemade liquor taste.

Really wanted to like this since I support local distillers when possible. Aged by "chipping" or inserting wooden staves into the base spirit to speed up the aging process. Had some hope since another local distillery, Defiant Single Malt is able to pull it off very well. Very harsh, with brown paper bag taste. I hope I can mix it with something, or else I'm stuck with a $30 bottle of drain cleaner. Worst bottle of whiskey I've purchased to date.