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George Dickel 11 Year Bottled in Bond Tennessee Whisky (Fall 2008)
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed
September 9, 2020 (edited July 2, 2021)
GD BIB Release #2 (11 Year)- I think that anyone who has read more than a couple of my reviews knows that I am an unabashed Cascade Hollow Fanboy. The 13 Year BIB is one of my favorite American Whiskies. Let's see how the 11 Year fairs.
NOSE: Oak. Dried Fruits (Banana, Cherry, Apricot).Kellogg's Corn Pops Cereal. Cinnamon. Dry Brown Sugar. Corn Bread. A little bit of heat.
NEAT: Oh, my. Coating, Syrupy Mouthfeel. The Canned Fruit Cocktail that has the Peaches, Pears, and Maraschino Cherries. Sweet Oak with just a hint of Tannin. Some Cinnamon and Baking Spice. Medium Length Finish. Nice Oak Spice. Sweet Oak and Fruit Syrup coat and layer on the palate.
SPLASH: It merges the Fruit and Cereal notes on the nose into Fruity Pebbles Cereal (It wouldn't be a Dickel review without a Flintstones reference). Oak becomes a little spicier on the palate.
VERDICT: This is every bit the equal of the 13 year. In fact, some of the more tannic oak notes of the 13 year were reduced here. I'd love to side-by-side. As a side note, there was absolutely ZERO trace of the Flintstone multi-vitamin note that many find in George Dickel. How in the world this is a sub $40 whisky is beyond me. Beam, Heaven Hill, Jack Daniels, et al., take notes. This is how it's done.
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great review! I am right there with you on this.
@jonwilkinson7309 I think the 13 may be just a bit better with an asterisk. *Drink it fairly soon after it’s opened.* I found time open was not kind to the 13. It became bitter and overly tannic. However this is my 3rd or 4th pour from the 11 (I purposely waited to see how much it changed) and it has remained consistent. Both are still very good.
I quite like the 13. I'd absolutely buy this if I could find it for $40 or less, but here it's $50 plus 25% in taxes, which is just a bit too much for me.
Wow...on a recent swing through Rhode Island, I came across both the 13 and the 11. I picked up the 13 only; it sounds like I should have grabbed both!
I think it was better than the 13Y because it was younger and subsequently less tannic. Saw around 10 bottles in Wilmington, should've picked up another one.