Returning to a western region craft distillery, this round is Deerhammer American Single Malt from Colorado. It’s a one-stop ‘milled, mashed, fermented, distilled, and bottled’ shop in a relatively sleepy mountain town. Kinda rad little story. Straightaway I didn’t really enjoy the nose. A sour, hot pleather meets grass scent you might find in a park landscaping shop. Not too pleasant. Normally a subpar nose can ruin a pour, but Deerhammer redeems itself on the taste & finish. It’s cacao nibs combined with a prickly sweetness. Really pleasant. Rating: While this is a worthy offering from a cool distillery, the 92 score is much too generous in my book. Probably deserves mid 80s. As far as I know, this is only available in Colo and at $47 I thought this was a respectable buy. I’d for sure check out another bottle down the road. Cheers peoples Batch:41