2024 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - Day 2

All right, day 2. This one caught me off guard. On the initial nose I got a touch of sharpie marker / rubber cement. While that might sound like a bad thing - it's that it reminded me of those, not that it smelled exactly like that. After that, I got a candy cordial cherry and a little sweet fudge. I was guessing the proof was over 50%.

The taste was more tame, sweet cherry, a little chocolate, and maybe a little bit of red hot cinnamon as well. The finish was light and mild - didn't linger... with the cinnamon red hots the most notable item.

With water, not much changed, everything just tasted more tame. I like this more without water for sure. With all the cherry and sweetness, I was *positive* this was a bourbon ... but nope!

Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey, matured in California Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels, which would give it that "red fruit" / cherry notes. Overall I did enjoy this, and I would rate it a 3.5/5.0 ... I probably liked night 1 a little bit better, but this one was close, and a pleasant surprise. Cheers!