Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey

The nose is off. It just has an unpleasant "wrongness" to it. It smells like a high school gym locker owned by the kid who never takes a shower. The taste is hands down the worst thing I have ever drank. An order of magnitude worse than Sheep Dog. I could at least see someone enjoying that. Seeing that this is a distilled beer mash, it has a unique flavor that just tastes horrible. It has a nice oaky start but ends with a foul stale coffee flavor that lingers for an eternity. I wouldn't even give this to someone I don't want to come back, because I would hate the implication of my lack standards. End opinion, save yourself the distress of drinking something that tastes like it was distilled in the casket of the guy pictured on the bottle.

The new packaging is great. You have to graduate from beer bottles at some point in your life, we all do. Isn’t that what they say? Isnt what who says? The whiskey...is coming along. This should not have been released yet. The whiskey is too young. Minimum of two years it says, Maximum of two years it is. It’s a bit too sweet and unbalanced. The malt bill carries the day here, much like the beer it’s distilled from however there’s just not quite enough depth to make it worth the money. Yet. Rogue has come along way with their spirits and they are showing strides of improvement and don’t seem to be slowing down. I look forward to when they really get the patience to release some mature fine tuned product."

Says ocean aged for two years on the bottle, so this may be a more recent release than others have reviewed. N: Whiskey's usual suspects: caramel and vanilla. There's a touch of yeasty, breadyness too. Maybe something floral going on in the background. P: Basically tastes exactly as it smells. Caramel and vanilla run the show with some type of butter and bread combo playing second chair. Fruity notes break through occasionally, pear, maybe a sweet apple, even a little banana. Long spicy black pepper finish with lots of bite. This is good and interesting, especially if you know and love the beer. But it's not particularly great either. A bit overpriced. Great looking bottle and packaging though.

Although not great, It was fairly unremarkable. I would say it’s a bit better than the other ratings. Nose was various fruits and vanilla. First touch on the tongue seemed to be missing something, like it was very watered down or had been on the rock and the ice melted an hour ago. The flavor kick in a second or two later. Sweet vanilla and fruit, combined with the char. It reminded me of growing up my family would grill half peaches over the fire. The sweet fruit fade to char, wood, and mild vanilla. The mild fruit flavors return to linger in the back of the mouth similar to a dry wine.

Flat beery nose at first. But give it about 10 minutes. Then it's just a rich coffee chocolate and baking spice. Palate is similar to the nose. Like a milk/dark chocolate coffee hazelnut caramel desert. But not cloyingly sweet. Mouth feel isn't super oily and thick but it's not thin either. Velvety but you can tell it's somewhat young. Would love to see what this would be with the age statement on the Oregon single malt (>5 yr). Medium length finish. A bit dry but in a way that makes you want to have another drink.

This is the original retro Rogue Dead Guy Spirits. Bottle was aged in oak barrels for 1 month compared to the 2 year in the description. Slightly oaky with a sweet fruity banana flavor. Very banana-y nose with notes of honey. Theres quite a sweet finish in the middle back of the palette. Theres a bit of an earthy grassy hint after a couple sips. The flavor profile definitely changes quite drastically with each sip.