PBMichiganWolverine
Lusty Claw Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 21, 2020 (edited March 8, 2023)
Back in college, there was this one woman, we’ll call her “C”. She always wore these religious cult like T-shirts, a bandana, and mismatched sneakers. She also always used to ask me to come over her place, generally late at night, to look at her knife collection. Like every week. ‘ hey, I just got this awesome switchblade to add to my collection. Want to come over tonight to take a look? I’m good after 11pm”. Or, “ hey, I just got this awesome sword, sharpened it real good too. Want to come over around midnight?” Problem was, I never knew that if I went in, if I’d ever come back out.
Needless to say, I always politely refused. I didn’t have medical insurance back then...would’ve hated to bleed to death while waiting at the ER.
That takes me to this beauty. Over the holidays, a friend bought this over, saying it’s been sitting way back in his cabinet, and he thought I’d like to have a taste with him. Problem is...the name and looks of it, I just didn’t know if I’d come out alive after a few sips. Never heard of this brand; bottle looked weird as if he got it from the shelf of an odd ends bin store; and the name...well, no self respecting distillery would use Lusty as the name. Unless it’s cheap rum targeting spring break co-eds as their primary consumer base. Then I can see Lusty as a great moniker.
Anyway, I did have a few sips. It’s not drain worthy...but it’s bad. Young, heavy handed in the corn-saccharin taste, and a rough itchy finish. I can see it mixed well with high sugar cocktails, but neat is just plain wrong. I didn’t drink or go on spring break in college ( 25 credits.semester and dual major saw to that), but if I did, this might be my go-to condiment.
My personal opinion: as grown adults, we should never invite people late at night to look at our knife collection, nor should we be drinking this neat.
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Epic review
@EA_Dad thanks! Both this, and the bandana wearing knife collector, are fondly ingrained in my memory
This is the best review I have ever read.
@Scott_E and hence I went subconsciously into thinking of “C” ☺️
@PBMichiganWolverine Lusty Claw, by the sounds of it, as you described, definitely foreshadowed the taste. Lures you in with its lusty bottle then reveals it’s stiletto claw.
@jonwilkinson7309 I think I only drained 2 whiskeys ever : a Girvan and an Abhainn Dearg ( which to this day, I think I was duped...the liquid in the bottle was bear piss and not whiskey )
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Good judgement has gotten you far! But I have to say, for someone with a 600+ bottle collection, you have a high drain pour standard.
It's a great service you are doing for the community and honestly all humanity with this taste. Your sacrifice will not be in vain. I salute you!
Ha! Great review and great narrative - a touch of Frank Zappa there ".. she had a snake for a pet, and an amulet, and she was BREEDING a DWARF, but she wasn't done yet, she had grey-green skin, a doll with a pin, I said I'd like to come over but I couldn't come in ..." and yes, that was all from memory folks. Ah, my misspent youth ...
Haha, great review :-). I saw that name and thought man that one is definitely not going to be a trier let alone a keeper!
@dubz480 yeah—-I was looking at the bright side of folks liking it in a cocktail. But—-yeah, it was bad.
One of the absolute worst I have ever tasted... even a 1/5 is generous! Cheers!