Nose: Apple, Apple pie spice, alcohol
Palate: Apple and burn, butterscotch, some hint of baking spices.
Finish: Burn and still more apple.
Ugh. I really should not have
bought this one. First, it is
geographically challenged. It is ‘Clyde May’s secret Alabama Recipe.’ BUT-- it
is distilled in Kentucky, bottled in Florida, and owned by a Texas company. Also note the words Bourbon and or Rye do not
appear anywhere on this bottle. This is
a flavored whisky product, and it isn’t good.
Tons of burn at only 86 proof, and even ice and water don’t help
that. I’m sure I could use this as a
mixer of some sort, but who knows in what.
I already have good apple pie liquor if I want something like that. This has way too much burn to just play
with. Maybe an old-fashioned could make
it work, given enough sugar, but it already starts fairly sweet as well. I have to remember when my taste is better
than those that are giving the recommendation.
Side note: does anything that is actually good come in this shape
bottle? I’ve got three not really good
whiskies, all in this shape bottle.
Maybe the other stuff from Clyde May’s is OK, but they won’t likely be
getting any of my money. It is hard to
pull that trigger a second time after getting burned. Additional note, my
favorite store was out of both Elmer T. Lee AND Wiser’s Legacy. Ouch.
Not that I’m in a bad place needing stuff to drink, but that hurts. I should have stuck with my gut and just
picked up a bottle of the new Beam Bonded like I wanted to. I didn’t want him to have to get the ladder
out, so I took his suggestion. Remember:
sometimes you know what you like and what you want to take home.
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