Old Carter 12 Year American Whiskey Batch 2 (2019 Release)

Neat. Sample. Okay, this is a light whiskey? This smells like MGP light whiskey. Rich butterscotch, toffee, chocolate - Heath bar essentially. I can’t find any info if this is a blend than contains MGP light whiskey but I am betting that is the origin of this smell and the crazy hazmat close proof. Little strawberries with powdered sugar. Slight tobacco. Honey and graham crackers. Oily and hot. Intense. Cinnamon, pepper and maple syrup on the tongue. Transitions to an intense butterscotch that transitions to a massive blast of vanilla that then transitions even more to a straight honey on the long finish. Getting more tobacco on the finish now. My mouth tastes like a cigar now. That’s interesting. Hangs like a smoke on the back of the throat. Super long finish. Getting a bit more chocolate up front on subsequent sips. Little mint. Super sweet, puckering sweet. Getting some nuttiness on the finish now too. Intense up front and intense on the finish. Finish lasts for days. I haven’t had a finish like this in a long time. Enjoying this sample but I don’t think I could handle more than an ounce at a time.

I get cherry and lemon on the nose. Taste is more cherry with wood and spice, medium long finish with more oak. A great pour. Expensive, yes, worth it? I put it with my favorite bottles so yes for me.

Tremendous. Even at the 131 proof, this had very little ethanol on the nose. Full palate and long finish. Would love to find a bottle so glad was able to have a pour at CVG

Apple cinnamon nose. Moderately sweet. Mild spice with a medium finish. Not too much heat for the proof

Apple, cinnamon, spice, cherry. Mild heat, the proof carries the flavor. Medium finish.

Hot. Numbingly so? But with a drop of water it has a few nice notes