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- 2025 Russell's Reserve 13 Year Bourbon Review: Is Consistent Greatness Truly Achievable?
Palate: On first taste, I am blown away by the incredibly creamy palate. It's chewy, which I love, and the oak isn't overpowering; it's found most prominently on the mid-palate The back end palate is sweet and sticky, like a bowl of fruit punch with Granny Smith apple skins floating TL;DR: a consistently creamy palate in a somewhat disjointed flavor profile Rating: 3.5/5 Good enough
- 2025 Michter's 10 Year Rye Review: Beholding the Balance of Barrel 25E1658
Palate: On first taste, I find citrus and salt, like a fresh lime squeezed over a deliciously crafted satisfying in length and intensity, sending lemon frosting and tozzetti dancing across the top of my palate WRITTEN BY: NICK ANDERSON With a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate to his profound passion for the whiskey industry.
- Blue Spot Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Review
I'm clearly not new to this bottle, if you notice the fill level on mine, so I'm well calibrated to what Palate: Right away a zesty punch tingles on the tip of the tongue as lemon peel and nerds candy jump Vanilla and sweet wine continue to dominate the palate as the glass weathers on.
- Hard Truth French Oak Harvest Rye Review: A Taste of Measured Expectations
Palate: Like the nose, the flavors start off quiet, which is surprising for a rye. Previous experience with the distillery you're tasting and a well-calibrated palate go a long way toward
- The 25 Best Irish Whiskeys Worth Buying Right Now—A Drinker's Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Whiskey Budget
The palate whispers through notes of raisin bread, chestnut, orange, and fig. Expect a sweet nose with a coconut forward palate. The palate offers plum, fig, raisin, white pepper, and farm fresh honey. Yum. This bright nose is fresh with floral tones and has a layered palate of sweet and spice. The silky palate brings forth pineapple and fruit punch with a long and decadent linger.
- Gryphon & Grain California Straight Rye Whiskey Review: An Exceptional Pot-Distilled Four Year Single Barrel from Your New Favorite Craft Distiller
Palate: Mmm. NICK ANDERSON With nearly a decade of sipping experience, Nick Anderson brings a well-calibrated palate
- 2023 Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey Review: A Pause for Beauty
Palate: My first taste of this is like diving headfirst into a cornucopia of fruit. 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.
- Four Roses 2024 Limited Edition Review: How a Small Batch Blend of 12-20 Year Bourbon Continues to Shift the Definition of Limited for the Better
Palate: My first sip reveals balanced cherry and mint—an odd combo to read in close proximity, but somehow 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.
- Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon Flash Review: Where Wheat and Heat Meet
Palate: Sizzling caramel and cherry syrup coat my tongue with the first sip. The silky wheat influence shows up mid-palate like a loaf of freshly baked wheat bread. As the liquid grows lower and I take my final sip, I find my palate waving a white flag. Even if they don't land like you once remembered, it's probably the most validating way to gauge your palate's
- Willett Family Estate #6735 - 8 Year New Hampshire Single Barrel Bourbon Review
I'm warming up my palate for an epic blind tasting tonight including the following whiskeys: 8 year OG Palate: I'm immediately shocked by how soft this drinks for 131.8 proof. I don't find anything that screams this is exceptional whiskey to my palate as I navigated the messy that it's incredibly approachable, but I find that to be a detraction in quality on a pour of this caliber
- Wild Turkey Master's Keep Triumph Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Review - Elegance & Refinement in the Era of the Rye Renaissance
Bruce has always had a passion for rye, and in making a Master’s Keep for his palate, it only felt right Palate: As the liquid hits lips and tongue, I find a lovely creaminess that sinks into every crevice The palates follow suit as well, the Triumph drinking like a whispered promise of love while the Brook Whiskey 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.
- Old Forester Single Barrel Barrel Strength Bourbon Review: The Whiskey Lore of Strawberry Krunch
Palate: Oh, the symmetry from nose to palate is just lovely. TL;DR: expect fruit-forward flavors without a blown-out palate Rating: 4/5 ( Really good. Historically, these pours come across as very hot for me, but this palate was well-balanced and incredibly












