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Patrons preferred the taste of rye whiskey over brandy because it was more robust and spicy. Handy Uncut and Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey is bottled directly from the barrel, just as it was over Palate:  My first taste of this is like diving headfirst into a cornucopia of fruit. My last taste as the glass reaches empty produces raspberry, lemon yogurt, and thin mint candy.

It's a very light/short barrel finish if so, but the one-directional fruit sweetness says maybe a wine barrel was involved. Rating: 3/5 Guess(es): 1) King's County Barrel Strength Bourbon II) Starlight Sherry Finished Bourbon Rieger Co Private Stock Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Bourbon Post tasting/reveal thoughts: I think I overthought

bourbon mash bill (either 21% or 36% rye) Proof: 139.4° Age: 16 years Further identification: This single barrel was distilled in Indiana, it comes from barrel J06-02 Nose: Holy hazmat nose batman!

whiskey these days, but have been generally disappointed in most of the modern Pappy examples I've tasted I have gone as far as to blind taste Old Rip in a Weller flight and couldn't rightly discern which one aroma being produced, I decide to roll my glass on its side - a trick I've used quite frequently in tastings Palate:  My first taste lands like a fresh bedsheet falling into place with a wave of linen and some A little character and a lot of barrel seem to be the general influences.

They dive into a little of their history on their website, saying: Along the north coast of Ireland, As for the whiskey inside this bottle, we'll just have to taste it to find out if it's any good. A second, lighter-power act begins to bubble up with creamy vanilla frosting, anjou pear, and slightly My third taste reminds me that this is, in fact, whiskey. I look forward to including it in this year's blind tasting of Irish whiskey to see how it fares against

Well, that's why we taste these things... So we'll call it the Summer 2022 release, when the first reviews started popping up on the West coast Digging further I find brown sugar, cinnamon walnut coffee cake, and plenty of barrel influence.

Going back in for another taste shows off lemon peel, peach preserve and passion fruit that comes across The only better rye from Wild Turkey in my book would be drinking it straight from the barrel with Bruce

Fruity like something with a barrel finish. Nose is sort of similar to Old Forester 1920. Definitely have a wine barrel finish in mind here. Creamy in texture. Scotch-like... I knew this was something from my collection I had tasted.

Carrying on that tradition, this well-aged bourbon comes from only barrels filled during the same distilling season and is bottled at exactly 100 proof for a bold taste and lingering finish—a testament to the TASTING NOTES True to its heritage, the unmistakable spice of 1792 Bourbon is met with notes of charred

You can check out the flagship bourbon and the barrel strength batch 8 sample I previously reviewed as The barrels selected for Private Select are the best our inventory has to offer and go through an extensive Percentages: 75% Corn, 15% Wheat, 7% Rye, 3% Malted Barley Proof: 115.2° Age: 4 years (Blend of 4-6 year old barrels This is a really devious barrel strength offering. I'd imagine if I wasn't up so late last night I may be a little more tolerant of barrel strength offerings

The whiskey must have entered into a new, charred oak container (typically a barrel) at no higher than In the waning moments of the glass, the subtle barrel funk returns with little else, especially no sharp

Oak really only shows up late for 15 years in a barrel. Easily the best bourbon I tasted in 2020.