Nose: banana, peanut, sweet corn Palate: Banana nut bread, cinnamon Finish: gentle oak H-spice: spicy, long Extremely rich, complex and powerful. Intense brown sugar, toffee, tobacco, big cherry and fruit notes combined with gingerbread, pepper, honey and pepper. Insane complexity, drinks easily hiding a high ABV. A blind winner among 7 samples, it was a unanimous favorite between some friends with the panel thinking this drank like a bourbon finished with Armagnac that was several years older.
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3.60 Decent
Whiskey Bourbon Kentucky 9 years 52.8% ABV
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Nose: Extremely sweet, leaning towards rubbing alcohol, but begins with vanilla and finishes with vanilla extract. Taste: Lots of initial sharpness, which fades into a lot of wood flavor during and after the smoke. Tastes like the smell of oak. A significant amount of vanilla once the mouth calms down. Excellent aftertaste.
A potent aroma, intensely sweet with fruit notes, dominated by grape and vanilla. The taste is equally sweet, with a distinct finish. A remarkably pleasant whiskey that rivals the previous one.
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