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Knob Creek Private Barrel
Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
Knob Creek Private Barrel
Review by Joe Nassif
🔹Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon “Rick Housed - Barrel #9028”
🔹120 Proof 🔥
🔹Selected in July 2019 by Appalachian Whiskey Society at Jim Beam’s famed Warehouse K in Clermont, Kentucky
🔹 It was north of 100° that day in Warehouse K where this barrel was selected. It’s sister barrel, “Afternoon Moon - Barrel
Review by Joe Nassif
🔹Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon “Rick Housed - Barrel #9028”
🔹120 Proof 🔥
🔹Selected in July 2019 by Appalachian Whiskey Society at Jim Beam’s famed Warehouse K in Clermont, Kentucky
🔹 It was north of 100° that day in Warehouse K where this barrel was selected. It’s sister barrel, “Afternoon Moon - Barrel 9027” was also selected from a lot of six barrels. Aged side-by-side on Floor 6 for nearly 10 years, these two barrels couldn’t be different. Ricked House was a short barrel, dark copper in color and tremendous viscosity. A perfect balance of flavors of vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon and oak with a long delightful finish. Absolutely no way to stop at one pour 😋
Tincup 10
Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
Knob Creek Private Barrel
Review by Joe Nassif
Tincup 10 Review - here we go!
🩺Vitals: Blend of MGP Bourbon (64%🌽32% Rye🌾4% Malted Barley) and Stranahan’s 100% Single Malt Whiskey - 84 Proof - Aged 10 Years
🤿Let’s Dive In: Nose of vanilla, honey and oak. Nice viscosity in the glass. Flavors of vanilla, spice and oak. Finish is on the thin side with lingering d
Review by Joe Nassif
Tincup 10 Review - here we go!
🩺Vitals: Blend of MGP Bourbon (64%🌽32% Rye🌾4% Malted Barley) and Stranahan’s 100% Single Malt Whiskey - 84 Proof - Aged 10 Years
🤿Let’s Dive In: Nose of vanilla, honey and oak. Nice viscosity in the glass. Flavors of vanilla, spice and oak. Finish is on the thin side with lingering dry oak.
👨🏻⚖️Verdict: I want to try Tincup 10 at 99 proof (rather than 84 proof). You would expect the 10 year MGP high-rye bourbon to deliver more flavors of spice and creamy caramel with a longer finish. Maybe the single malt whiskey mellowed the blend, or perhaps it simply needs to be bottled at a higher proof.
Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
Review by Ben
I keep going back to this Five Trail Blended Whiskey by Coors Whiskey Company. That alone should tell you something. There are bottles I’ve opened and left on a shelf for months or even years with no real interest in going back for another sip. Five Trail is different. It is smooth and silky and leaves you wanting more. It
Review by Ben
I keep going back to this Five Trail Blended Whiskey by Coors Whiskey Company. That alone should tell you something. There are bottles I’ve opened and left on a shelf for months or even years with no real interest in going back for another sip. Five Trail is different. It is smooth and silky and leaves you wanting more. It tastes much more mature than a whiskey that’s made primarily of 4 year old components. That’s because it’s balanced with a 13 year Kentucky straight bourbon. It’s proofed down to 95 with the same Rocky Mountain water that made Coors beer successful for nearly 150 years.
Mashbill:
👉🏻45% 4 year-old Indiana wheated bourbon👉🏻 35% 4 year-old Kentucky 4 grain bourbo
👉🏻 15% 4 year-old Colorado single malt whiskey
👉🏻 5% 13 year-old Kentucky straight bourbon
Nose: It’s sweet with notes of honey, fruit and subtle baking spice.
Pallet: Vanilla, very subtle oak, caramel, and oats.
Finish: Moderate spicy finish with a silky coat that makes you want to take another sip.
Overall: This is a definite buy and one you’ll come back to for an evening sip or after dinner treat. 👏👏👏
Reviews
Smooth Ambler Founders' Cask Strength
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish
Smooth Ambler Founders' Cask Strength
Review by Joe Nassif
Batch 1 of Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Bourbon
🩺Vitals: 123.6 Proof🔥 6 Years Aged
🤿 Let's Dive In: Mashed, distilled, aged & bottled in small batches in the mountains of West Virginia
🥃 Nose of vanilla, citrus and spice. Flavors of caramel, fruit and spice with a long finish of chocolate, tobacco, dark fru
Review by Joe Nassif
Batch 1 of Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Bourbon
🩺Vitals: 123.6 Proof🔥 6 Years Aged
🤿 Let's Dive In: Mashed, distilled, aged & bottled in small batches in the mountains of West Virginia
🥃 Nose of vanilla, citrus and spice. Flavors of caramel, fruit and spice with a long finish of chocolate, tobacco, dark fruit and oak.
👨🏻⚖️ Verdict: The wheated mash bill and farm to table ingredients are evident in this Batch 1 bourbon release. The flavors are certainly distinct from other mainstream wheated bourbons. Would like to do a taste comparison against Larceny Barrel Proof and Maker’s Cask Strength to see how it measures up. Regardless, definitely worth the purchase if you can find it 😋
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish
Smooth Ambler Founders' Cask Strength
Review by Joe Nassif
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Single Barrel Private Barrel by Appalachia Barrel Select
🩺Vitals: 131.1 proof 🔥 Aged 8 years
✔️Floor 6 of Warehouse AA of Deatsville Campus of Heaven Hill
✔️Deatsville was known to be Parker Beam’s favorite honey hole
🤿Let’s Dive In: Nose of vanilla, spice and oak. Flavors of vanilla, carame
Review by Joe Nassif
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Single Barrel Private Barrel by Appalachia Barrel Select
🩺Vitals: 131.1 proof 🔥 Aged 8 years
✔️Floor 6 of Warehouse AA of Deatsville Campus of Heaven Hill
✔️Deatsville was known to be Parker Beam’s favorite honey hole
🤿Let’s Dive In: Nose of vanilla, spice and oak. Flavors of vanilla, caramel and cinnamon. Long finish of baking spices, crème brûlée, caramel and oak. Delicious 😋
✔️Mashbill: 75% 🌽 13% Rye 🌿 12% Malted Barley
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish
Review by Joe Nassif
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish Rye Whiskey
🩺Vitals: 103 Proof, NCF, Batch 4, MGP Sourced
🤿Let’s Dive In: Nice viscosity and amber color. Sweet fruit and spice on the nose. Flavors of dark fruit, baking spice, tobacco and oak. Long pleasant finish of oak and sweetness from the port casks.
🧑🏽⚖️Verdict: P
Review by Joe Nassif
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish Rye Whiskey
🩺Vitals: 103 Proof, NCF, Batch 4, MGP Sourced
🤿Let’s Dive In: Nice viscosity and amber color. Sweet fruit and spice on the nose. Flavors of dark fruit, baking spice, tobacco and oak. Long pleasant finish of oak and sweetness from the port casks.
🧑🏽⚖️Verdict: Port and Rye whiskey seem to be a good finishing fit. The port isn’t overwhelming and mellow some of the spicy flavors that come from rye. Going to work through this bottle over the next few days and follow up with additional notes.