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George Dickel 15 Year Tennessee Single Barrel
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed
March 13, 2021 (edited March 30, 2021)
Neat. Neck pour. Bottle 229. I have not been a fan of Dickel for quite a few years but the recent BiB releases have opened up my expectations a bit. The 11 year is very good. Now we have a 15 year but only 84% proof. Heard good things about this releases though, so giving it the benefit of the doubt.
The nose is very nice, very flavorful. The Dickel mineral, flinstone vitamin is there but not a turn off. This is unmistakably Dickel though. It doesn’t blur the line like the 11 year BiB. Cherry cough syrup. Chocolate. Really a cherry chocolate cordial with the white cream in the center. Damp oak and black pepper. Almond paste. Vanilla extract. Leather. I would not guess this was 15 years old. More of a funk thank oak.
Pretty thin but also oily enough to get by. Vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar on the tongue. Eeks... eeks... I don’t like this... honestly if I weren’t trying to leaves notes, I would end this here. Damp, creek wood covered in a vanilla ice cream. Little chocolate on the finish.
Oh no. This is hitting me so wrong. Unfortunately the rest of this dram is going down the drain. Can’t do it. I’m so confused as to why I heard positive things. This is no 11 year BiB, this is back to the Dickel profile I can’t handle. My daughter just asked what is wrong with my face. It’s a combination of disgust, confusion and regret buying this...
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Need to get one of the 100+ proof bottles, thoroughly enjoyed this at at 100.8. Can’t think of many if any whiskeys good under 90 proof.
@BDanner I am going to revisit mine later in April. I also have two samples on the way from higher proof single barrels. I will compare and update if the experiences are drastically different.
The bottle I ordered online came in at 42.2% and the first pour was a mess. I'm going to wait until taste 3 or 4 to review but all I got from the first couple pours were artificial lemon (think that neon yellow lemon pudding cup/Fruit Loops or Fruity Pebbles Cereal/Lemon Pledge). I did find this at my local ABC at 48.1% and hope that it is better. As much as I love Cascade Hollow, this would be my disappointment of the year.
@Zachary-Robbins Everyone I am talking to - Higher the proof the better
There seems to be a huge variability on these released barrels. I bought a bottle in NC at 48.1% for $60 last week and I'm really liking it so far. It's better than both BiB's in my opinion. I stopped by Total Wine in SC today and saw this at 42.2% for $72. Glad I got the higher proof last week, I wonder if the low proof barrels have too much evaporation and oak influence.