Hudson Whiskey relaunched and revamped its whiskey portfolio with Bright Lights, Big Bourbon as one of its core releases. It is a New York straight bourbon whiskey made with a mash bill of 95% New York corn and 5% malted barley. It was aged for a minimum of 3 years in new, charred American oak barrels and bottled at 46% ABV. Availability begins in the Tri-state area as of September 2020 with a nationwide roll out to follow.
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Smelled the corn immediately on the nose. The palate is bright and smooth, with a very slight hint of spice as you swallow. Sweet with a hint of vanilla and caramel, it’s an easy pleasant drink. The grain is the dominant flavor, having picked up just a smidge of flavor from the barrel.
Pepper and cinnamon up front. A nice honey sweetness to it. Not the smoothest and has an odd botanical and citrus zest after taste like a gin. You can taste that it’s only 3 years old since it’s got quite a bite too it and little to zero wood notes.
I wanted to like this, I really did. I thought maybe all of the bad reviews were overblown. But this is not good. It might be ok if it wasn’t for a very prominent sour funky taste that takes over everything else.
I’m hesitant to dislike a whisley this much. But it is poor craftsmanship and an example of random piss-liquor distillers popping up everywhere. Tastes like it was poured from the Hudson River.
Nose: brown sugar, sweet corn. Palate: maple, brown sugar, light vanilla, light oak. Finish: smooth oak. On the sweet side overall. Minimal alcohol burn. Very enjoyable change of pace.
Hot trash ans bandaids. If you eant a bourbon thar smells of wet 2x4 drinks like isopropyl and tastes like sewer ans popcorn oil this si the kne for you save your 50 bucks go elsewhere
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