Gold Bar American Whiskey

Bright gold is the color of this whiskey, and I would expect nothing less! The glass walls also show thick watery legs. The nose is sweet but not overly complex. I detect notes of dusty corn, candied walnuts, yogurt covered raisins, cotton candy, and a faint ethanol scent. The palate has a watery mouthfeel, with notes of sweet corn, grape skins, cracked pepper, and Spree candy. The finish is of medium length and ends kind of peppery. I will agree with Distiller’s Jacob Grier when he says this whiskey is, “more glam than dram.” It is a fancy package and a gimmicky finishing process, but that does make one feel this whiskey is special and makes the moments worth celebrating more memorable. As an example, I poured a dram of this for myself when my wife and I brought our daughter, Jane, home for the first time after she was born the other day! It may not be the best whiskey, but the moment made it special. Would I buy it again, probably not. But it made for a nice memory. Thanks Gold Bar. And Cheers to baby Jane!

Smell is a strong ethanol/vodka. Can smell some grain and faint oak. It sweet. The taste is ordinary, some sweet caramel and maybe fruity, perhap pear. Thr gold bar is pretty much a marketing ploy, because the whisky is less then valuable. It not a bad whisky, but it definitely a budget one, nothing really special about that one.

Save yourself. As I understand it, this whiskey has been discontinued. Now I know why... I would guess this was agreed just long enough to give it a brown tint. You won't get much from nosing. It is very immature. It is harsh on the palette. Very sharp edges. The reviews where people say it is like vodka are true.

My wife bought me a bottle ... I would not mix this with coke because it would ruin the coke... I have to say I have not tasted anything like this in my life and I have tasted a lot, both good and bad. This has achieved a whole new level of bad... This should not be allowed to be called whisky !!!

Nothing interesting or desirable in the whiskey. The package is 90 percent of the cost judging by the quality of this whiskey. Nose: vodka and sugar Palate: mild carnival sugar, bitter and way to much bit for 80 proof Finish: very mild and fades fast. Some toasted cereal notes

Nose: light, sweet, very mild spice, little bit of corn Palate: thin, not a lot a flavor intensity, mild sweetness, mild corn Finish: short, very sweet (almost candy sweet), very mild spice Overall, a relatively unremarkable whiskey.