(Canopy select barrel)
Nose: nice spices, cinnamon, pepper, clove. Plenty of hotter pepper; cayenne, crushed red
pepper, paprika type. Pretty minimal on
the vanilla and caramel tones. There is
plenty of alcohol, especially for 45%, but it is a good whisky alcohol strong
nose.
Palate: delivers exactly what the nose promises. The pepper is flavorful, but not too
hot. Easy to sit and hold or sip this
one. Fades to some more minty flavors
after the pepper and spice rush. The
vanillas and caramels really do play a side role in this whisky,
Finish: well in line with the nose and palate. Still fading to the minty notes. Never turns
bitter or acidic. Also turns hotter, but not unpleasantly so.
Another great gift from Dr. Green and White and
family. My personal booze provider it
seems. It has been a long time since I
have purchased a bottle of Eagle Rare, mostly because it is in the same price
range as Elmer T. Lee, and as you know from reading this, I like that a lot. Like another brand, 1792, it is good but hard
to make the hand reach past the ETL just for the variety. This whisky has me thinking of making an intensity scale of some sort. The reason for that is this doesn't beat you over the head with spice. It is a nice thrust, but it isn't so intense that it burns anything in or out. Like flexing muscles from a distance.
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