Palate:  Woah, this is bigger than I thought it was going to be based on the nose. Another quick sip shows this was mostly just palate acclimation, as huge peach tones blossom on the tongue—tingly WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With over a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate:  My first sip is a nice departure from the muted nose of the early glass. Doesn't please my palate. ) 9 Year Gold Spot vs 13 Year Gold Spot Final thoughts: I don't normally talk WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

As the resident Stagg man , I'd have my hands (and my palate) quite full with such an endeavor. Palate:  My first sip is potent, landing something like a big plate of Mexican food: refried beans, rice WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

While my palate may typically skew towards the old Pennsylvania pure ryes , this Hermitage Kentucky rye I sampled a pour of this both on a fresh and sober palate as well as after a lineup of other wonderfully Modern distillers beware: the greatness of vintage Hermitage rye will likely haunt my palate for years WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With over a decade of tasting experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate:  My first sip is light, playful, and sweet as lemon curd and green tea come together. As the glass nears empty, I find the profile doesn't have any further complexities to offer the palate WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate: My first sip is exciting, tantalizing even, as the incredibly expressive nose is matched perfectly on the palate. of candy sweetness from the Charleston Chew of the nose to the Haribo candy cherries that only the palate WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With over a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate:  Putting glass to lips I find the black pepper and allspice the nose was touting, as well as WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With over a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate:  My first sip presents like your first bite of cinnamon coffee cake. WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate:  On first sip, I find a match made in Michter's heaven between the nose and palate. NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate

Palate:  My first sip is surprisingly floral, in contrast to the classic wood influence my nose was picking TL;DR: A nice nose gives way to a blended-to-bits palate that doesn't quite register as unique Rating WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

Palate: As liquid first hits lips, I find an incredible cherry sweetness that the nose only hinted at The palates are very much in line with each other, and neither shows off anything even close to a distilling WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With over a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.

glass after a few sips reveals perfectly creamy tiramisu, which translates well between the nose and palate Palate:  My first sip carries all 3 pillars of a great, complex whiskey profile: I find some fruit sweetness Bourbon WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.