May have gotten unlucky with a bad batch, but got a bottle and tasted with friends. The unanimous consensus was that this is truly astringent. We poured it down the drain. Tastes like what I imagine paint thinner or nail polish remover would be. Tried adding some drops of water to it, and it did not open up any bourbon flavours. Instead, it tasted like cough syrup. I truly hope that I've just gotten unlucky with bad batches because I have sincerely tried to root for this smaller distillery. Extremely disappointed.
Watershed
Watershed Barrel Strength Bourbon Finished in Apple Brandy Barrels (Batch 001)
$$$
$50 to $100 Premium
Average whiskey
3.65
About this bottle
This is the first batch of this expression, released in limited quantities in September of 2020. It is matured for a minimum 6 years in new, charred American oak before it is finished in barrels that once held the distillery's apple brandy. It is bottled non chill-filtered at a cask strength of 119.3 proof.
Reviews
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dietsnapple
0.5
jbeck419
4.0
Needs some time to open up but pretty good! The apple is fairly subtle, but overall I like it
ParkerDel
4.5
The apple flavor is great. Super smooth finish
woody763
4.0
Bold flavor, tasty over the rocks.
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