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James E. Pepper 3 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
Rye — USA
Reviewed
August 31, 2019 (edited March 27, 2021)
I don't think I've ever tasted a sherry finished rye whisky. TBWC has taken which sounds like a below average spirit based on reviews of other James E Pepper efforts and transformed it to something not to bad. I'm not going to get carried away and start raving but TBWC are a good IB and they've done a decent job here. The only criticism is that rye plus oloroso is a slightly on the sickly sweet side but generally the oloroso and peppery rye marry well. Solid 3.5.
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@dubz480 Yeah they couldn't work miracles it's solid but not great. As you say not much complexity I think I enjoyed it for and gave it bonus points for uniqueness as well as first time I tried the combo
Just found my review of it. Gave it a 2.5/5. Felt it was pretty simple and one dimensional. Seems like the IB did a better job! Cheers!
@dubz480 Yes they've definitely branched out. They even have That Boutique Rum Company label now which I've grabbed a random sample of.
Definitely sounds interesting! Didn't think they did anything other than Scotch. The is an actual Pepper Sherry Cask Rye (PX and Oloroso) that I have had and it's decent for the $40 price range. It's not age stated but it's definitely young MGP. I am assuming Boutiqu-e got there hands one of the Oloroso barrels of that. They released it at 92 proof.
@PBMichiganWolverine Ah yes that I would have loved to try but couldn't get hold of a sample
Rye + port works really well ( High West Midwinter). Never tried rye + sherry