8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Clear, re-corkable, round whiskey bottle format from Grapevine Beer. Filtered, bright, dark amber, intentionally still. Slightly toasted. Smells like a sugary mix of almonds & dates more than fruity fig. Bittersweet, almost like cooked down raisins, which makes sense. Salt, bit of consistent acid to coax it down, long half pithy finish. Low volatile. Full-bodied. Hot & smooth. Old-school, belly-warming stuff. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2023
at 02:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml glass bottle from Grapevine Beer & Wine. Low-ball glass back at the lodge. Oily 10k gold, intentionally still. Smell is fermented & unfermented honey. Floral, hot, tropical, a little sticky, a little waxy. Taste is watered down florals, like lavender/rose/honeysuckle, a touch of lemoncello, plus sticky residual unfermented honey. Subtle but lingering acid. Initially sweet, there's a lot of back loaded tannins that dry everything out extremely. Tiny bit of mint & wax as it all fades away. Okay to good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2022
at 01:11