Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey (Sourced Whiskey)

Pouring neat this is a dark amber or caramel color. The nose is sweet and spicy. The mouth picks up the corn sweetness first, followed by wood char, some rye spice and oak tanins. The finish is medium long and drying. This is good, but rather one dimensional. That "charcoal mellowing" simply removes those fatty acids which can add so much complexity to a dram. Trying this with a few drops of water to make it closer to 90 proof really cuts back the wood char flavor note.

One of my favorites.

Taste more sweet than spicy

Open 6 weeks Nose - Toasted nuts, corn dust and grain, cinnamon and nutmeg powder, campfire ash, medium oak, medium ethanol. Palate - Toasted caramel corn, salted peanuts, nutmeg, maple charcoal. The oak dryness and ethanol build on the finish. It is oily, medium-long with nutmeg, clove, corn, toast, and charcoal. This has been a disappointing purchase. It is not because the whiskey is bad, it's an enjoyable sipper. It is because this is heavily marked up George Dickel and I was hoping Uncle Nearest would bring something a little different to the table. It is a dead ringer for GD BiB and Hand Selected Barrel, which are $24 and $10 cheaper, respectively. It is also similar to Ezra Brooks Distiller's Collection which is $25 cheaper. It could be similar to GD 12 but I haven't had that in a while. My overall point is this is a good whiskey that tastes 90-99% similar to charcoal filtered whiskeys you can find for significantly cheaper prices.

Fragrant entry.