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Right away it shows up a little young, with the rye grain being quite apparent. Hints of plastic are a true oddity for something with as little malt content as the stated mash bills

Late in the glass caramel swings in almost creamy, if it weren’t a little proofy. My only complaint is that the proof delivers a little too potent to really let the nuance of the glass

After my tasting with Booker's 2021-02 Tagalong Batch went as well as it did...

I've never been one for Larceny barrel proof personally, so I'm a little worried this might be another This is just a classic aged whiskey aroma; the soft red winter wheat may have been a little too soft A larger sip and swish reveal a touch more cinnamon than before, but little in the way of complexity. I'm always surprised by how spice forward Heaven Hill's wheat mash can be... looking at you Old Fitzgerald

This reminds me a lot of what I love about Booker's 2019-03 Country Ham. Very little heat coming out of this glass - a very silky nose feel. Lemongrass, dusty bookshelves and ever so slight hints of mint dance about. empty glass also smells of spiced cherry (cinnamon), tons of gingerbread, and it reminds me of the little

This one is looking prime to be up next for the cause, so I figured I'd give it a proper tasting during It's like a sangria that's a little too watered down by ice to be really potent any longer. At times the cherry sweets can turn a little medicinal and spicy which is a bit harsh on the palate. I'm finding this a little too spicy, which is quite surprising for the fill level. I actually think this would do wonders in my infinity bottle tonight, as I have been looking for a little

A little bit of dusty funk I'd attribute to a fairly standard Russell's aroma. The oak finally has returned & brought with it a little of vanilla bean. I almost envision a strawberry dump cobbler in a Dutch oven over a bed of coals & a little ash/charcoal

Well, I'm a little late after St. Paddy's day getting this posted up. If you want a visual of what these 16 beauties look like on the counter, check out my introduction reel I would prefer to do individual head to head tastings, or a smaller blind flight, but this is a fun little

We've got a great little operation called Whiskey Acres up for review, a distillery out of DeKalb, Illinois After getting in touch with Nick Nagle from the Whiskey Acres team I got to learn a little more about If you're looking for a little extra frame of reference, I get some King's County and New York Distilling I'm looking forward to seeing what else Whiskey Acres has up their sleeves in the future and have to

an instant & I'm left with a very thin after taste that exhibits some if the grain youth, but very little Looking back at the pour I actually think this is pretty solid. No aspirations of a 4/5 in my book, this is a solid 3.

It definitely feels a bit lacking in nuanced complexity if that is what you are looking for out of an A larger sip and swish reveals a dark, leather-bound book note that I dig. linger on and on; it's more of a smoky vapor that hangs in the back of the mouth and continues to drop little

After a few sips, little development occurs in the glass to improve upon the fairly disappointing structure Little evidence of proof registers with the sensory system, and the flavors are rather odd here.