Woodinville Straight Bourbon Port Cask Finish

It’s fine but nothing special. Not too complex

Lot of cherry on the nose. This is really tasty. A lot of spice and oak stone fruit, cherry and plum. Really nice.

Dark rich red color. Sweet cereal grain, fruit, leather, and pepper on the nose. First taste surprised me (and I like port barreled whiskies). Rich wine/port, almonds and fruit, cooked oats, leather tannin, and some mild ethanol in the mouth. Medium soft mouthfeel, subdued, not overpowering in flavor or body. Spicy mint/pepper, sweet port, and cereal grows over time in the finish. Long pleasant aftertaste for how subdued it is in the mouth. Been a long time since I had their bourbon (and rye), but this is much improved over my memory. A pleasant straight bourbon at 45 ABV that's smoothed by port barreling. Well done (beautiful to look at) sipper; add an ice cube and the richness grows as the wine comes out. Makes a crazy good Old Fashioned.

Cherry and strawberry on the nose, very bright flavors. Wonderful body with a smooth finish similar to eagle rare

$48; Bottle open three weeks; Tasted neat in a Glencairn; Rested 10 mins; Scents of red wine port and light red fruits, perhaps subtle cherries, and faintly sweet vanilla nuts and oak. Tastes are a lovely melange of Ruby red port with a hint of sweet vanilla wafers covered in a (dark) cherry or plum drizzle. Finishes with slightly dry red port tannins that fade away into a darker (plum) fruit profile. A lovely pour.

This smells rich, woody, fruity (dark cherry), and a little like toffee. Essentially, it smells quite like Delord 1981. The flavor is rich and balanced with plenty of wood and dark cherry backed by a sharp bitterness. It's that sharpness to the bitterness that is the problem: this fascade tastes better than that of the Flagship, but it still tastes like old flavors are covering weak, young ones. This is no substitute for Delord 1981 despite its higher ABV, but it is pretty good. There's some alcohol coming through in the bitterness, but there's also rich coffee and chocolate. The amount of spice is just about right. The vanilla mixed nicely with the cherry and the minor minerals do not take over. It needs more complexity and richness, but it falls just on the right side of the sipper range. I enjoy this drink, but it wouldn't be my first choice given how weak and shallow it is. If it could solve one of those problems, it would gain a few points and move solidly into the great range.