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BEARFACE One Eleven Series: Oaxaca Edition
Canadian — Canada
Reviewed
June 1, 2021 (edited January 22, 2023)
Do you have any favourite booze mash-ups? While rum cask aged whiskies are now common, I must say that I stopped in my tracks with curiosity when I saw the Bearface One Eleven Series on the store shelf. This whisky is a 10:1 ratio of Bearface whisky to agave espadin mezcal.
The nose smells of herbal steeped tea, smokiness and earth. It later develops with vanilla and rustic charred oak.
Mouthfeel is light with bright, faintly sweet agave at the forefront. It transitions to moodier, smoky tones with a swath of white pepper. An earthy finish fades with a sprinkle of light acidity. It's lightly drying but oddly soothing.
I enjoyed Bearface One Eleven more throughout the tasting so I'd recommend letting this sit and being patient with it. This whisky begs to be experimented with in some warm weather or whisky remix cocktails as well (Oaxaca old fashioned, anyone?). I'm still undecided if it's a whisky having an identity crisis or delightfully weird, but I'm intrigued.
7/10
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