Nose: caramel, salted toffee, faint smoke, citrus Palate: oak, citrus, salted milk chocolate. Body: medium Finish: Uber long, smokey, salty, chocolaty. Note: first dram on Lake Michigan, with Nate & Mark during delta surge. We’re in need of something nice while we’re chillin’ on the beach at sunset with the camp fire. I wanted to like this more. It’s definitely unique and I appreciate that, a lot of citrus but also a lot of salt. Fun to drink but not my fave
About this bottle
For the past several years, Heaven Hill Distillery has released a limited edition bourbon to honor their Master Distiller, Parker Beam. The 2013 release comes with a sad announcement that Mr. Beam has been diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease.) For every bottle sold, $20 goes to the Promise of Hope fund to benefit this disease in Beam's name. As for the whiskey itself, it comes from selected barrels from Beam's supposedly favorite warehouse, Rickhouse EE in Deatsville.
How it tastes
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Nose: nuts, licorice, maybe some fudge, and whipped cream complex though initially simple Mouthfeel: buttery and soft Taste: opens with butterscotch and vanilla, transitions to cinnamon and baking spices while a subtle heat enters, leaves chocolate and raspberry on the tongue Finish: medium length with a whisp of heat that lingers very pleasantly Definitively the best pour I have ever experienced, and even got to kill the bottle for a little extra
Last full pour out of the bottle Indescribable odor on nose & taste on palate. Uncertain what it is or how to describe it ...probably not 100% accurate but almost epoxy or plastic or... like?? Or something that does not belong here??? A little hot for 96 proof Long finish Good other than that off profile...Anyone else???
I've been lucky enough to have this whiskey on multiple occasions. This is my favorite whiskey of all time. Its perfect. There's nothing else to say.
Just as the name would suggest, this bourbon is special. Sweet, smooth and flavorful, this is what bourbon should taste like.
Vanilla, light on the nose, creamy, spice bite, strong proof, smooth burn, feel like a badass the longer you drink it
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