Happy Monday to all of those that celebrate (: Day 15 ... we're starting the 3rd week of this - let's begin. On the nose, at first it seems rather nondescript, mostly neutral. If I go digging, I get vanilla, honey, frosting, malt, and maybe some spearmint too. The taste seems wine-ish, like this is sherry finished... along with some fruity and peppery and sweet. The finish is fruity as well, sweet that drifts off and leaves some oak bitterness. Everything about this seems to be pointing at sherry finished Irish or Scotch.
With water, I get some sour malt on the nose, the taste is similar and the finish seems more sharp with some oak bite and dryness. I enjoy this, but don't love it. I'm going to guess Irish at around 50% ABV and give it a 3.75/5.0 - tonight's bottle was ...
I did not see that coming - it didn't seem like a bourbon to me, but I haven't had many double oak (or toasted oak) bourbons ... so maybe I just don't have a good feel for these. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, finished in a second toasted oak barrel. No age statement, but estimated to be 6 - 8 Year old, 45.2% ABV. I bought this on sale for under $50 ... and I'd say it's certainly worth that price.
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