Description

The whiskey is light copper in color while resting in the glass with golden orange highlights. The legs are prolific, but runny and rapid.

The nose is exceptional, being not quite perfect in my view, but pretty close. The aroma was filled with oak, leather, caramel, vanilla and toasted marshmallow over some very light tobacco. There is a noticeable absence of any alcohol burn. It’s exactly what I’m looking for in a nosing experience, and it lifted my expectations to a point that I couldn’t wait to taste it.

The taste is pretty good too. Initially, there is a creamy mouthfeel with vanilla and caramel and oak.  It is a whole mouth experience leaning towards toasted marshmallow. There is ample cinnamon spice for a very short time with some intense warming affecting front and back and top to bottom of the mouth.

The finish is long and intense and presents itself with authority, ala Tim Robbins in Bull Durham. It isn’t overwhelming, but it is a major attention grabber. It simply asserts itself, transitioning from cinnamon and caramel to pepper and then to white pepper. It certainly packs a punch, but remains interesting while generating some real excitement.