Nose - Sharp sweet ethanol notes, citrusy pomelo zest, pineapple, unripe banana. Taste - Unripe pineapple sweet, citrusy, blueberries, sweet nuts, honeydew melon sweet, "refreshing" bitterness. Finish - Lingering pineapple, mellow/faint blueberries, hints of honeydew more prominent, light fruity bitter. Score - 55/100 Final Thoughts - This was an interesting silver whiskey. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. It was amazingly fruity in nose and taste, nothing too terribly harsh about it, but this is definitely not something I'd reach for willingly. I think this was made to be mixed and I think it'd be a suitable substitute for a fruity vodka or gin in any cocktail that calls for a more fruity spirit. Would I drink it if offered? - No Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - Not again
High West Silver Whiskey Western Oat
About this bottle
This barely aged (five minutes is barely aged) whiskey is comprised of a mash bill of 85% oats and 15% malted barley. They use their used rye barrels in the brief aging process. The oats are sourced from Alberta, Canada and the whiskey is non chill-filtered. There will be a more aged version of this whiskey when the product has aged to their liking.
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The nose is very sweet. Kind of reminds me of vodka or saki. Kind of a clean refreshing feel to it. First sip is very reminiscent of saki. Almost like for like. But then again, everyone on here rating this thinks its something other than a whiskey. I wonder how this is still called a whiskey with that palette.
Tastes like a slightly more flavorful vodka. It’s a novelty. I drank it neat. It was ok but nothing special. Probably would be a good mixer. Neat to try but won’t be something I rush out to buy.
Seeing as how it's clear and smells like tequila, better than I thought it would be. Unmemorable, but passable. Not sweet, nor vanilla. Dry. 2.5. On second pass, it DOES smell like vanilla.
Oat cereal sweetness, vanilla, and an oily silky mouthfeel. Good for unaged white whiskey, especially mixed in a cocktail. More like a creamy vodka, but with more flavors and heft.
Big nose of sweet unripe banana. Almost a sake-like quality to the sweet scent. Super soft palate - lots of creaminess. Slight hint of vanilla.
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