Sunday Evening! Yes, I didn't forget to post this until Monday morning...
Anyway... Day 11!!! Tonight, we're having Stranahan's Blue Peak American Single Malt, Solera finished starting with 4 Year old barrels. I watched some reviews of this one, and it sounded interesting enough to try, so I picked up a bottle.
On the nose, this has apricot, vanilla, a sweet honey or simple syrup, malt with a touch of funk... maybe some lemon or perfume-ish floral herbal notes as well. It's not dull, but it's not over powering either, and the alcohol is in the back so you can really get in there for a sniff. The taste is more sweet, with butterscotch coming through along with a malty bread and some herbal/floral. There is a spicy heat that seems to build up over time like a spicy Thai dish. I don't notice any heat when drinking but after a bit I feel hot... in a good way. The finish has the malt and the spicy heat fighting each other and it lingers for some time.
With water, everything seems more bitter... the initial notes are still there, but there is a bitterness that comes through initially on the taste and finish - I prefer this one neat for sure. Overall, this is interesting and pretty tasty, and at $43 it's pretty reasonably priced. I give it a 3.5/5.0.
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