I opened a box from her to find a note saying that the bottle was wrapped up good (in order to blind me to the label) and to crack it open for a blind taste before unwrapping any further.

I certainly wouldn't turn my nose from trying it again & will hopefully include it in some blind flights

a cacophonous wave of flavor: silky flan darts to buttercream frosting, then lazily drifts around a bend

I put it in blinds and head to heads and consistently this profile finds its way up near the top of my

This is another solid pick from the Dion's team.Where this would shine is in a blind lineup of several

Attempting to dig further leads only to a bit of nose-blindness setting in, so let's dive in on a sip

I do find that I am starting to go a bit 'proof-blind' as some barrel strength offerings will do.

It certainly doesn't lend itself to being done with the previous batch before the new one comes out,

I even won a signed bottle from Joe Beatrice in a blind tasting competition!

If you ask Dan Callaway, master blender at Green River, he will tell you that the full proof wheated

did not have a bias or effect on any of the inputs - this makes perfect sense because we were both blinded

The big reason for drinking low proof to high is so that your palate doesn't go blind.