I found Tatoosh Bourbon, Rye and Scotch brands on a Holland American Cruise from Vancouver to Alaska and fell in love with them. Tatoosh Distillery: Trying the Bourbon, 80 proof, first which has very subtle flavors of corn & oak, sweet dark cherries and vanilla. It has a soft and smooth warm light finish. The Rye, 86 proof, the mix is 70% rye and 30% corn! which cuts the rye flavor. Still having a very pronounced rye taste. This will become a staple in my bar. The scotch, 80 proof, I am not a scotch drinker but this seems to have a taste demanding of a scotch, but much less harsh. As luck would have it, I met one of the owners on board the ship, conducting a little training with the ships bartenders. The distillery is located in Seattle, Washington But the product is not currently available in my home state of SC, with GA being the closest. Please give this a try when you find it.
About this bottle
Tatoosh Bourbon is a whiskey produced from a mash bill that is 70% corn, 15% rye, and 15% malted barley. It is distilled at the Bendistillery in Bend Oregon (though this is not indicated on the label) in a hybrid pot/column still. The bourbon is aged over 3 years in 47-gallon, new American oak with a char #3. The whiskey is brought down to proof with water from the Cascade Mountains.
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It tastes weak, which is no surprise given the low ABV. There's a lot of mineral here. Its sweet with some buttery but not savory elements and a lot of vanilla with brown sugar and maple. There's some bitter alcohol lurking but it isn't too bad. There's a little barrel, but not much. There might be hints of rye. It doesn't have that intense alcohol bitterness to it that would make it bad for mixing but it isn't a sipper either. There's some leather and generic cinnamon spice. It's starting to sound very complex in this review, but it really isn't and it's far too weak. This is a really uninspired and almost insipid whiskey. It's exceedingly bland.
Pass... hard pass!!! Void of any complexity or enjoyable flavor, which is likely a result of its cut to 80 proof. Not trying to be overly harsh, but this tastes cheap, under-developed and belongs in a cheap cocktail or the trash can. On a side note, if your aim is anything less than 90 proof, bourbon probably isn’t your thing.
Great initial notes but weakens very quickly. Not a sipping whiskey.
Just a hint of smokiness with sweet vanilla/chocolate after tones
Better than the Whiskey but needs some maturity n
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