Thursday ... here we go! On the nose I get matchstick, spicy heat, sweet frosting and burnt rubber. I could nose this a long time as it's quite inviting. The taste is hot cinnamon, sweet frosting, hot pepper, char and ash. Mouth feel seems a little weak, like it might not be overly aged.
The finish I get hot and spicy early on, the back end is very sweet with a hot pepper tinge, then drifts to a char and finally back to the pepper that lasts a long time. With water the nose has more fruit and sweet with a touch of fudge, the taste is more peppery as is the finish. It's worth trying both ways. I'm going to guess this is either an American Single Malt or Scotch that is peated, around 55% ABV. I will rate this a 4.0/5.0 ... it's good but doesn't seem well balanced overall. Tonight we were drinking ...
McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey, Oloroso Cask Finished, Batch No. 5, 56% ABV. This is aged 6 years, distilled by Clear Creek Distillery, Hood River, Oregon, cost was $120. I was *really* looking forward to this on as the 6 Year PX Sherry Cask finished one from last year was the best of the bunch... so I'm a little disappointed here. It's still really good, and I will have to come back to it to see what my thoughts are on another night.
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