Zachary-Robbins
Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey (Sourced Whiskey)
Tennessee Whiskey — Tennessee, USA
Reviewed
October 28, 2020 (edited March 29, 2021)
Open 6 weeks
Nose - Toasted nuts, corn dust and grain, cinnamon and nutmeg powder, campfire ash, medium oak, medium ethanol.
Palate - Toasted caramel corn, salted peanuts, nutmeg, maple charcoal. The oak dryness and ethanol build on the finish. It is oily, medium-long with nutmeg, clove, corn, toast, and charcoal.
This has been a disappointing purchase. It is not because the whiskey is bad, it's an enjoyable sipper. It is because this is heavily marked up George Dickel and I was hoping Uncle Nearest would bring something a little different to the table. It is a dead ringer for GD BiB and Hand Selected Barrel, which are $24 and $10 cheaper, respectively. It is also similar to Ezra Brooks Distiller's Collection which is $25 cheaper. It could be similar to GD 12 but I haven't had that in a while. My overall point is this is a good whiskey that tastes 90-99% similar to charcoal filtered whiskeys you can find for significantly cheaper prices.
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And while managing to cost more than GD BiB, it isn't as good or even interestingly different :(
@ContemplativeFox It's sourced from Dickel, I was just hoping they could do something interesting like other distilleries that primarily source.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that it tastes like Tennessee whiskey, but I definitely was expecting more from this. Seems like a fair assessment that it's competing with GD BiB, making it difficult to recommend this.