Pour: Burnt honey, glencairn Nose: Faint orange, cocoa, slight malt, a lot of minor notes, nothing is taking main stage. Pretty complex nose. Taste: Buttercream initially, slight heat but mellows quickly. The oak and age is certainly present on the finish, but it does fade fast. Theres a peppery tingle, like a sichuan peppercorn at the back of the tongue. Overall: Its an initial burst of flavors that take several sips to discover as the finish is quick. With a complex nose, I wanted more from the taste, but still a pleasant pour.
About this bottle
This the second release in the brand's Castle Hill Series which features hand-selected straight bourbons which are blended and bottled at cask strength. For the second batch, 26 barrels were selected by the Heather Greene, CEO & Master Blender of the Texas-based brand. The youngest of the bunch was aged 13 years, 10 months, 17 days and the oldest 14 years, 2 months, 13 days. Aging takes place in rickhouses located in four states in different casks. Only 3000 bottles produced with availability in CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, NJ, NY, OK, TX, WA, WI and in Alberta, Canada as of late May 2022.
Reviews
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Clear burnt orange color. Nose of sorghum syrup, brown sugar, faint peaches, vanilla, rosin, oak, and some cool spearmint. Pleasantly woody palate (age statement 13 years), with noticeable heat (55.52% ABV) which leads to spicy cinnamon red hots before finishing with coconut and vanilla. N.B. All spirits tasted neat in a Glencairn glass.
Nose - Tobacco, cherry, oak. Palate - Cherry and oak straight shooter. Some black raspberry and red raspberry. Finish - Oak cinnamon black cherry and bright raspberry. Long finish, really nice.
Chocolate, cherry, leather, and toffee. Medium finish. Smooth, subtle and complex.
Evolves over the tongue. Structured tannin, crsmy flavor
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