Aroma - birthday cake frosting drenched in alcohol and oak.. As it opens up, I’m getting nice caramel notes with subtle hints. Sweet and quite decadent.. Picking up some rye spice too. Quite nice. Taste - follows the nose. But theres a very nice syrupy note. The alcohol presence realy kicks at the back od the palate and into the finish. Overall - like most stellums, its a bold offering. I personally enjoy it… when i first had it, i thought it was extremely good. However, now i feel like $90 is overpriced. Should be in the $70-80 range. Original score was 4.75. I must bump this down due to value and lack of transparency…. No age statement…. No mashbill… what the hell am i even drinking?!? These sit on the shelves for a reason… and i hope they continue to do so. Its hard to pull the trigger on something that is priced this high without giving the consumer any information on the product being purchased. (Yet I did so because I watched some youtube review) In my opinion… Barrell Craft Spirits needs to discontinue the Stellum brand all together. No age statement … no Mashbill and high price = DO NOT BUY Stick with the BCS Bourbon and Rye… you get the age statement and the mashbill at a lower price … and just as good of whiskey imho
About this bottle
Stellum Black, produced by Barrell Craft Spirits, is a series of specialty whiskey blends featuring rare barrels. For this Equinox Bourbon, straight bourbon whiskeys from Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky are blended and bottled at cask strength. The bottling is named as such due to the final blend being completed on the evening of the vernal equinox. Only 8400 bottles produced with availability at select retailers nationwide beginning in July 2022.
Reviews
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Coming out of the bottle at a staggering 117.26% proof, this is nonetheless an extremely quaffable spirit. Rich, enveloping sweetness is liberally doused with a heady charred oak profile. There’s a lot going on here with the flavor mix. Baking spices, sweet corn, chewy brown bread, young tobacco, toasted muffin, and light cinnamon all work as a cohesive unit. The finish is long and ends on a toffee note. All in all, another sure-fire winner from Stellum.
Nose of caramel and a bit of burnt brown sugar and orange zest Palate of spicy citrus notes and black pepper Finish is medium/long with clove A little water adds to the sweet notes of brown sugar
Nice pour. Flavors of light vanilla cream, coconut, and slight orange hint. Drink near proof, but short finish for near 110 proof. Slight kentucky hug
Needs to breathe for a bit, small ice cube. Deep Brown sugar nose, vanilla carmel & hit of smooth coconut.
Was harsh at first but once ice melted was significantly better. Would has again
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