It has a kind of strong but odd flavor. It isn't super strong on the alcohol, but it does smell a lot like butter with mineral and some spice. It tastes like spice but there is also some other weird flavor in here that I recognize from the nose but have trouble placing. It is on the sweet side and tastes a bit like prunes and cardboard. It has more to it than Tatoosh bourbon idea, but it has this gross, off flavor going on. I'd rather not sip it and it would be a weird choice for mixing too. It's an interesting drink in how unusual it is, but it isn't very good. There's definitely something with the grain going on here. Sadly, while being weird, this isn't weird in the innovative way that the Corsair Oatrage is and it doesn't taste very good either. I might mix it and there are some generically palatable sweet notes, but the whole thing is a mess of static with some weird unsatisfying backing. This is one of the most repulsive drinks I have tried. Too much alcohol, too harsh, terrible balance, off flavors. What a mess.
About this bottle
Mark Nesheim founded J.P. Trodden Distilling and named it after his grandfather, who was a mailman during the prohibition, delivering letters between the US and Canada (but also carried a bottle or two of brown liquor in his mail bag). J.P. Trodden wasn't a bootlegger, just a man who enjoyed spirits and was happy to share some with friends during the long dry spell of the prohibition. Each batch is hand crafted using local grains from a small family farm in Quincy, Washington. This is an American spirit with not only the ingredients going into the bourbon coming from the US, but the equipment to brew it as well, all sourced from Washington, Oregon, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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Tasting neat in a Glencairn glass: Nose offers rich wood spice, soft leather and cinnamon. Palate presents delicious vanilla and oak spice, with slight orange and cherry. Finish is medium and smooth, with more grain wood and subtle cinnamon spice.
Grainy smell, kinda reminds me of buttered popcorn , but tastes fruity. Some sort of stonefruit, like maybe cherry. Medium body, really short tail.
Smoke on the nose, some sour fruit as well. Not very sweet on the palate. Feels like it’s missing something. One dimensional.
Sweet on the front end - Smokey but with a lot of heat on the finish. Not a huge fan. Slightly Better with the Red beer back.
Very prominent brown sugar on the nose. Smooth finish and lasting notes of vanilla, caramel, and oak.
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