MountainRoot
Black Bear Fitzgerald Revolution Colorado Whiskey
Other Whiskey — Colorado , USA
Reviewed
August 8, 2019 (edited August 10, 2019)
Appearance: This particular “whiskey” has a light straw color and thicker watery legs.
Nose: The nose is pretty and unique with rich notes of caramel, sugarcane, straw and hay, buttered sweet corn, dried banana chips, over ripe apple and peach, and tortilla chips. There’s also a floral quality as well as a young maltiness that’s hard to describe. But big picture - It’s great!
Taste: The palate overall is sweet with a slight astringency. Notes of carmel, lemon, and sugarcane namely, make themselves welcome.
Finish: The taste after the swallow drops from existence, but then a sweetness rises up one’s throat and lingers for a bit.
Thoughts: So, first a disclaimer. This spirit is made from aged white corn and sugarcane distillate, therefore it is not technically all “whiskey.” It’s more of a whiskey/rum hybrid. Even so, I find it very delicious and unique! This one is a special release made by Master Distiller, Victor Matthews for his friend, Sean Fitzgerald, owner of the award winning Wobbly Olive in Colorado Springs. I was given a bottle and have really enjoyed it! If you are around the area or somehow see it in the wild, I would definitely recommend giving it a try! Thanks, Victor! Cheers!
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@OldDude I have heard good things about them, and again now from you! Huh. Was the tasting room and staff informative? That may be something else in the area with which I need to enlighten myself.
@MountainRoot since you mentioned “shine” there’s a moonshine distillery in Monument called “3 Hundred Days”, it’s run by a retired army war veteran. They’ve got a pretty cool tasting room, it totally changed my view on moonshine.
@OldDude It’s a small distillery, but the people there are great! Victor comes from a family of moonshiners. So he knows his craft. “The Pantry” you say? I want to check that out now! Thanks!
Green Mountain Falls... there are used to be a good breakfast place there called The Pantry. I get down to the Springs occasionally, I might have to check it out.