Nose: peaches, leather, and spice. Some tobacco and dark tea.
Palate: chewy leather, tannins, good spice with darker
burnt sugars. Plenty of heat but not
burn feelings.
Finish: long and strong. Holding on to the bitter tannins
and stronger tea and leathers. Thick and
full mouthfeel, even long after it is gone.
Strong, and if you happen to like what it is doing, you will enjoy it. If the bitterness gets to you, it will be a
stain you have trouble cleaning off.
I like this. It isn't
in my top pantheon of great values, as I like more Carmel and vanilla in my
flavor profile, but it is a great drink at a good price point. It is also a bottled in bond whiskey, which
is a great identifier of at least a pretty strong indication of attempt at
quality. At 10 years, it is also getting
on in years. Made by Heaven Hill, they
are the current kings of old whisky, even though many of those are too old for
my tastes.
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