Chicken Cock 8 Year Double Oak Kentucky Whiskey

Color: Golden honey. Lighter than what I’d expect from double oak at 8 years. Nose: Apples, black pepper, pear, light vanilla. Taste: Light sweetness at first, still apples, almost a brandy-like mid palate, rye spice to finish. Overall: If I had to guess I think this is a higher rye whiskey. It’s got a good profile despite it being proofed down. Due to price and lower proof, I’d say it loses some value points, but its still an enjoyable pour.

Light, yet wood-forward nose with perky high notes. On the tongue the flavors are in the mid-range with a smooth, easygoing and mild entry. Notes of roasted corn, honeyed oatmeal, whole wheat toast and mild fig work together to create a lovely sweet character. The body is medium, while the finish is fairly long with some mild gingery spice at the tail end. Overall, this is a very agreeable sipper.

Disappointing for a double oak. Barely pick up any oak on the nose or palate. Very light on any other flavor profiles other than a prominent spice. Just an all around light whiskey. Not a $100+ bottle one of their most disappointing releases.

Always happens, getting down to the end of the bottle and now it opens up. It’s all oak now and the profile has really smoothed out. Need to compare again the gold standard, Woodford Double Oak to see how it lines up.

Really smooth, just not a ton of flavor. Decent finish, but nothing memorable. Overall, probably not worth $100.

Ginger, pepper spice with some citrus tang; very abrupt, unsmooth finish, but with a heavy spice that lingers.