Chattanooga Whiskey Single Barrel

Neat. Sample. I tried this last night in a blind and I was not jiving with it. It could have been my palate or something ate/drank last night, so I capped it to give it a more in depth tasting now. The prospect of a Chattanooga single barrel is weird though. I know they are doing some great blending to create the 111 I adore, but always wondered if the sum was better than the parts. On the nose, there is a note I cannot escape. It’s Grippo’s BBQ chips. That is a regional brand so it may not translate but it’s a sweet BBQ rub with a lot of mesquite. Even though it is so dark, there is a youngness to it too. The combo of this and the high malt made me lean Texas even during the blind. There is a deep forest and earthiness to the nose as well. Lacks any dessert sweetness or fruit. Maybe some apple but it faint. I do like it better than last night so glad I took a break from it. Nice syrupy mouthfeel, quite dark on the tongue. Bit of brown sugar and molasses. Wow, that Grippo note is inescapable. It pops mid palate and then dominates the finish too. I’m trying to explore around it but it’s hard. Mmm I just found a nice toasted oak note and but more of that apple. Apple has some salted caramel on it. The malt is really coming through on subsequent sips. Okay! I am finding some depth here versus last night’s first impression. I would say this pour is redeemed, interesting, but if I owned the bottle I would not be grabbing it often. I would be giving it as samples to those who could get nerdy breaking it down too. The BBQ element is more interesting than delicious. I suspect these Single Barrels are going to have extreme ranges and now I want to try another.

Barrel 91 SB091 60.3% 120.6 proof
Barreled Date 101917A Bottling Date 02/01/22 Aroma- Oak really shines here then secondary notes of dark chocolate and red hots and banana runts. Some butterscotch from time to time. Significant alcohol presence as well (to be expected though) Taste - Um…. yeah… where are the flavors? I get booze at the start, mid palate and in the finish. Every once in a while I pick up notes of butterscotch and alcohol soaked dark fruits. Maybe a slight hint of chocolate way in the back. I just belched and I got bubblegum lol. That was fucking weird. Overall - Really wanted to like this bottle since I love Chattanooga products but this one misses the mark by a wide margin. I opened this up a year ago, held off on posting the review of it because I thought it just needed time to open up but I am still getting the same profile from my previous tasting notes. There is no flavor to this whiskey. It lacks complexity, it lacks depth, it lacks an identity. In addition, the palate is boozy from start to finish. The finish is all alcohol. Very disappointing and when you factor in price (I’ve seen bottles going from $65-$90) it’s a slap in your face. With the ever increasing prices of bourbon, this is going to be hard a pass for me. I understand this is a single barrel but no way in hell i pull the trigger on this again. I much rather have their 91 or the 111 in a heartbeat over this because they are by far better tasting than this bottle.

A small ice cube is great with this. Helps open the flavors and mellos out the proof. Great beverage!!

Full flavored. Sweet up front nice burn . Daily sipper for me. High malt

Chocolate and cinnamon gram cracker

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