McCauley's Small Batch

There are hints of rubber and paint thinner. We always drank it with friends as a joke about how awful it was. Perhaps one of them found it less objectionable than I did. On the bright side, the bottle makes a lovely vase for flowers.

Notes of rubber and other characteristics of young, poorly made whiskey. The taste is equally harsh and unpleasant. I purchased this as part of a group of Virginia-focused bottles; I won't buy it again.

Smells and tastes like fresh rubber sneakers, which is frankly repulsive. The chocolate and earthy finish is perhaps the only redeeming quality.

Vanilla notes on the nose, with a smooth profile of caramel and perhaps a hint of fig.

Tastes immature and overly aggressive. Lacks a polished, smooth finish.