This one the nose if malty and reminds me of juicyfruit gum. It's really fruity. The taste ... same ... fruity, maybe grape-ish, sweet. There is a touch of heat and maybe peppermint that builds a little. The finish is fruit juice sweet, a bit thin on the finish.
Water adds, amazingly, more fruit on the nose - a touch of bitterness and less heat on the taste, and the fruit seems to last longer on the finish. With all the fruit, I'm going to guess this is a bourbon around 45% ABV. It could be sherry finished Scotch as well. It does seem to be one note - and tonight that one note gets a rating of 3.5/5.0 from me. On a different night if I was in the mood for it, this might be rated higher. Tonights bottle...
Stranahan's Diamond Peak Single Malt Whiskey. This is Batch No 2, Aged between 5 - 8 years and then finished in Extra Anejo Tequila Casks for 2 years. Distilled in Denver, Colorado. After knowing what this was and going back to it - I should have known from the malt that it wasn't a bourbon. Adding water to it I could be convinced I am getting a touch of tequila, however, I haven't had hardly any 'good' tequilas, so I'm probably not the best to gauge such things. This did grow on me and I'll have to try it again on another night to see what I think.
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