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- Armagnac Finished Barrell Whiskey - Spirit Animal Society Barrel Pick CQ63 Review
Palate: Pow! That'll wake up your taste buds. The Spirit Animal Society is clearly a group of great palates, as they chose a winner with this pick!
- Colonel E.H. Taylor Straight Rye Flash Review
This time I gave it a chance to shine on it own in a neat pour against a fresh palate. Yummy medicinal cherry, creamy palate. Sinking finish stays in back of mouth; nice coating.
- "A Sticking Point" Head to Head - Willett, Barrell, and Barton 1792 Blind Reviews
Palate: Yum! Cherry bomb with huge citrus zest behind it. Palate: Explosive. Light pine settles into a super creamy base. I thought more was coming but it kind of fell flat on the palate here. Palate: Sweetness; powerful candied cherry with some cereal undertones. Palate: Powww! Maybe most intense citrus pop of all these glasses.
- 2008 George T. Stagg Bourbon Flash Review - A Short Exploration of How Things Were Back Before the Bourbon Boom
Palate: My first sip is a damn doozy of cherry flavors clambering over every taste bud that is susceptible The palate, while quite enjoyable, didn't nearly produce the same complexity. Sipping the 2023 release, I'm surprised by even more imbalance than the palate carried on the 2008 release
- K.Luke Small Batch Barrel Strength Bourbon Whiskey Review - Exploring the Batch 7 Blend & Rediscovering the Blending Skill of Jonathan Maisano
At the heart of the brand is very clearly a great palate and someone who is an enthusiast first and foremost exceptional enough to stand up to some of the best whiskey releases on the market according to their palates Palate: My first sip is an eyebrow raiser as vintage funk leads the way before parting towards buttercream
- Stagg (Jr) Batch 23C Bourbon Review - Just When You Thought You Had Them All...
Palate: On first sip I find that same red velvet cake and cherry that the nose led with. TL;DR: Muted nose with flashes of fun, simple palate that seems better fit under the E.H.
- Jack Daniel's Bonded Tennessee Whiskey Review
Palate: My first sip is grain forward with plenty of classic Jack banana - if I weren't in a review setting Doesn't please my palate.)
- Weller Full Proof - Burlington Wine & Spirits Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon Review
Palate: Oh my. I am much less affected by the proof on this 'first sip' as my palate isn't fresh tonight. I'll be saving my other 1oz of this to also try on a fresh palate if I can and may update the review
- Booker’s 2019-03 Country Ham Bourbon Review
Palate: Definitely intense on a non-warmed up palate. Cherry is definitely the dominant palate note coming through here. A rinse of water can be a helpful reset if things start to turn too dark on the palate. The caramel is slightly effervescent and rising through the palate.
- Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond 8 Year Wheated Bourbon Review - Comparing the Fall 2023 Release to the Spring 2021 Bottling from Heaven Hill
Palate: My first sip is quite nice and absolutely nothing like the nose. Where the 2023 release does shine in the comparison is with the few notes it does well on the palate—notably
- Willett Family Estate #2304 - 10 Year Single Barrel Rye Whiskey Review - "LJ Chug-a-lug"
When I later learned that my good friend Frank Dobbins, one of the best palates in whiskey, had never Palate: At first sip I find fits of fruit.
- KO Distilling Bottled in Bond Distiller's Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey Review
Palate: My first sip shows off a cacophony of lemon pudding, Earl Gray tea and honey fondant. The palate didn't offer as much nuance and variation as the nose did, but I am thoroughly satisfied with












