gottakuppa
Reviewed
December 3, 2020 (edited May 18, 2022)
An alluring russet muscat colored whiskey that's very aggressive on the nose for those of us that live outside of sawmills and wood shops. There's a wallop across the schnozz of bitter charred wood, leather, dried nuts, and polish. However, after a few weeks open, the bitter wood and leather aromas merge with the softer, sweeter, fruitier flavors apparent on the palate from the beginning.
There's rich caramel, vanilla, and toffee sweetness, as well as dried almond, citrus peel, and blueberry aromas rising up to dance with the more astringent saddle bag and barn door smells that feel second nature to this bottle. A keen belief in balance and an ambition for a truly terroir-driven whiskey becomes apparent.
On the palate, sweet and bitter two-step with dark bread and cacao flavors twirling in cascades of honeyed malt and unctuous caramel. Then the sherry finish explodes in a whitewater of chewy mission figs, Turkish figs, raisins, and dates that drift downstream into the curls and eddies whispering of dark fruits, red fruits, dried citrus, maple, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, chocolate, and far-off adventures.
65.0
USD
per
Bottle