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Proof and Wood 25 Year Old American Light Whiskey 100 Seasons
Blended American Whiskey — Kentucky , USA
Reviewed
April 20, 2022 (edited January 25, 2024)
First time I'm aware of trying a light whiskey, although I wonder if Balcones True Blue Cask Strength would be considered a light whiskey. I'm assuming this differs from bourbon in that it uses previously used casks, but I haven't bothered to look it up.
Smells like a caramel, butterscotch bomb. The palate follows suit with mouth-coating caramel. The finish on this sticks around forever. The sweetness comes across as very rummy. In fact, tasting this blind, I think I might've guessed this is a rum. Really a joy to experience this one.
I feel a little embarrassed that @pkingmartin is tasting below average 2-year old Australian rye that I sent him, and I'm tasting 30-year-old scotch and 25-year-old American whiskey. This is incredible stuff, and I'm thrilled to have been able to try. There are thankfully a few in the box that I shipped that I think you'll enjoy, but I definitely got the better end of the deal. Thank you for your generosity.
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@Anthology From what I could find. The whiskies in Seasons 2021 include the a blend of 2003 TN Bourbon, 2007 American Light Whiskey distilled in Indiana, 2015 Bourbon (75% corn, 21% Rye, 4% barley) distilled in Indiana and 2013 99% Corn Whiskey distilled in Kentucky. At $200, I’m probably going to pass on the old Dickel blended with MGP and light whiskey.
@pkingmartin I’m seeing a NAS Proof & Wood 100 Seasons 2021 on shelves now. I wonder how that compares to this one or if it’s nearly as good…
@pkingmartin Sounds like that slogan didn't sell a lot of FR Premium 😁
Ha, well I did send you Gold Cock 20 which matches up well against the 2 year Australian rye. I think we came out equally as I got to try the Russell’s 13, Balcones Peated Sauternes and many others, plus it looks like I have 5 more incredible drams to go. Glad you enjoyed this one, it’s one of my favorites and does come across as a big butterscotch rum flavor. Light whiskey was originally created to compete against vodka with Four Roses Premium running ads that stated “the taste that underwhelms.”It’s distilled between 160-190 proof compared to Bourbon or American Rye which tops out at 160 proof to lighten the flavors. After it failed, these barrels sat at Seagrams(now MGP) for many years until the market deemed light whiskey something appealing and was bottled at a premium price. Now it seems there are many premium light whiskey out in the market. I guess it was a product ahead of it’s time.