7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Baking spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and some black pepper
Taste
Maple syrup and a light cherry note right away, picking up some peanut, herbal notes
Finish
herbal, spice, and peanuty notes give way to the cherry and spice notes, which linger the longest.
Nose
Rye spices, cinnamon, cloves, pleasant fruitiness, red apples, currants, citrus. oaky vanilla, little caramel.
Taste
sweet creaminess that coats the tongue with vanilla/toffee, and some light fruitiness in the background.
Finish
Medium length
Nose
rtye spice, bit dusty, butterscotch, oak notes (black pepper, and cloves), dark rum/molasses note, pickled hot pepper note, Spicy, savoury, and sweet
Taste
butterscotch, candy corn, hints of herbal rye, more hot peppers, a tiny bit of barrel char/smoke
Finish
medium length, butterscotch, almonds, a bit of orange and grapefruit zest with a touch of ginger lingering.
Nose
some caramel sweetness, some spicy rye notes
Taste
slight caramel sweetness.
Finish
Long and warm
Nose
Malt, flowers, fruit, vanilla
Taste
Vanilla, fruit, light honey
Finish
strong with a complex body
Liquor
Hochstadter Family Reserve 16 Year Straight Rye Whiskey
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Nose
candied, arugula, spinach, candied orange, prunes, plums,clove, dried blueberry, dried cherry, dusty asphalt, oak, sundried tomatoes
Taste
very herbal, lightly medicinal, dried spices, rich flourish of arugula, quite sweet, with notes of icing sugar –
Finish
oaky, rich, fruity, dried fruit, berry notes, clove, icing sugar, nutmeg, sweet oak, and the slightest bracing of tannin.
Liquor
Hochstadter’s Vatted Straight Rye Whiskey
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Nose
Clove,cinnamon, rainy vanilla, gingerbread, metallic rye spice,some dusty leather.
Taste
Mildly fruity, lots of clove and a great deal of heavy rye spice.
Finish
Medium and mildly hot but not unreasonably so. Very spicy with a good deal of astringency.
Nose
Modriges hay, honey sweetness, musty fruits, earthy, sour oranges, apple cider vinegar
Taste
fresh grass, currants, apple cider vinegar and musty cellar, a little peppery spiciness
Finish
Bitter woody notes and sour berries start the finish
Liquor
Homestead Barrel Proof Bourbon
Type
ABV
56.65%
Distiller
Nose
spicy with good cinnamon, rye, and hints of brown sugar and molasses
Taste
thick, spicy with rye and cinnamon notes leading to a blast of black pepper,caramel, maple, oak, hints of roasted nuts.
Finish
long and spicy with cocoa, molasses, and caramel balancing the fading cinnamon and pepper.
Nose
corn chip, fruity and orange sponge cake
Taste
sweetness of jaffa , vanilla and oaky dryness
Finish
medium dry, fruity and oaky
Liquor
Old Potrero Hotalings 11 yo
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Grain, stone fruit predominat, toast with apricot jam, warm cinnamon and ginger, caramel.
Taste
Fairly fruity, dried apricot, caramel is balanced, oak, nuttiness
Finish
drying, ginger and allspice
Liquor
Old Potrero Hotalings 13
Type
ABV
63.21%
Region
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Nose
molasses, cinnamon, textured grassy rye, dried autumn flowers, mint, dark dried cherry, chocolatey fudge, toasted honey
Taste
syrupy chocolates, chewy malt, long grasses, rye spice, rye florals, thick dried plumbs, apricots, peppery cinnamons
Finish
Long. tingle from the peppery cinnamons, the thick dried fruits, chocolate, malt, rye grasses