joepro
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Are these any good? My WT rep friend just sampled them all! Also, Wilderness Trail was recently bought out by Wild Turkey, and PA may start selling it. Which ones of those are the best?
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Are these any good? My WT rep friend just sampled them all! Also, Wilderness Trail was recently bought out by Wild Turkey, and PA may start selling it. Which ones of those are the best?
Billy Baroo
Full House
Hmmmm going to be in Indy in about 3 weeks
Billy Baroo
Full House
Thanks again @JustDave!! Two very different and unique pours indeed! My notes pretty much echo Scott’s assessment of both pours as well.
The Cherry Gobbler is really good! The nose is fantastic. Tons of vanilla and red fruits. This one tastes like a old school fountain cherry vanilla coke with a nice spicy kick on the back end. Suits my tastes perfectly!
This one has a nose that really caught me off guard. There’s definitely an unusual funk to it along with the faintest of root beer. All I could taste though was that sourness with a good amount of heat. That sour oak continued throughout the finish for me and unlike Scott, I didn’t get any more of the root beer on the finish. This one wasn’t bad, but that sour funk just isn’t my jam.
Overall I much preferred the Cherry Gobbler as well. That pour was money! Thank you so much for sharing these with us. These two samples were my first ever taste of Wilderness Trail and I’d most likely buy a bottle of their juice if I ever saw one.
Overall I much preferred the Cherry Gobbler as well. That pour was money! Thank you so much for sharing these with us. These two samples were my first ever taste of Wilderness Trail and I’d most likely buy a bottle of their juice if I ever saw one.
how’s the 15? was contemplating getting the 16
Billy Baroo
Full House
I've only had the 15, so no comparison to the 16. But this one is really good, lots going on.
FDLmold
Royal Flush
Quit it guys. My Costco has the Cal 15 for $109. I've been resisting it every time I go by.
Klobberer
Full House
You holding out on me?! Bastard!
Billy Baroo
Full House
BruceWayne
Flush
Don't know why it took me so long to get on the Penelope train, but glad I did. These guys know how to blend
Billy Baroo
Full House
I’ve never had the 15, only the 16. It’s good(from the guy that doesn’t like bourbon much).
For some reason people seem to be polarized on it, one or the other. Anyone had both?
I have both. I did a review a while back.
Notes on the 15yr:
“The nose is very floral. Most similar to Four Roses maybe. Some citrus and baking spice.
The palate is a quick, sweet cherry note, then warm heat with spice, raisins, and oak that lingers. A long finish that slowly fades out. It’s very good.”
Big Jilm
4 of a Kind
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FDLmold
Royal Flush
I saw that. My local Redwood Empire dealer is also my best local Sagamore dealer. He has a lot of their products on the shelf, some overpriced. It will be interesting to see if he has the Sherry Finish and what he wants for it.
Big Jilm
4 of a Kind
Not much in OR. However, a local store has 11 bottles at $83. I will see tomorrow...
I have 1, maybe I’ll get a back up this weekend when I’m at the distillery
joepro
Flush
It wasn’t ME getting a taste of those bottles! Believe me, you’ll be the first to know!!
Big Jilm
4 of a Kind
FDLmold
Royal Flush
My Sagamore dealer is good, but not good enough today.
He also had MM BRT01 for $97 out the door, and KC18 for $268 out the door. He will sell those, but not to me.
He also had MM BRT01 for $97 out the door, and KC18 for $268 out the door. He will sell those, but not to me.
Hmmm. Rye and sherry somehow don't sound like a great combination to me. Or to my stomach, more likely.
Just asked my wife, and she said, simply, "No."
Just asked my wife, and she said, simply, "No."
FDLmold
Royal Flush
I feel similarly about whiskey and dirt or smoke.Hmmm. Rye and sherry somehow don't sound like a great combination to me. Or to my stomach, more likely.
Just asked my wife, and she said, simply, "No."
Klobberer
Full House
Don't forget betadyne and Band-Aids...
FDLmold
Royal Flush
Or cigarette ash.
Look what I found! I’m excited to get into this malted rye at over 115 proof.
I’m curious about that rye too. Post review
Indyscammer
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GOAT down? Don't know about that but it is down! Happy Hurricane Football! This game is terrible.
Knob Creek 18
Neck pour review
Nose: dark and earthy, lots of barrel char and oak with some subtle sweet undertones - brown sugar, molasses, maybe a bit of dark chocolate. Beam profile defintely present.
Palate: gritty, dark earthy oak tones are prominant but don't completely dominate. Just a bit of baking spice and brown sugar undertones, not nearly as sweet as the nose. Decently balanced but not overly complex. Continues to dry out on the finish. A little thin on the mouthfeel for my liking. The initial finish intensity ramps down pretty quick but does subtlety linger for a good while.
Overall pretty good but not crazy good, will need to let it breath a bit and revisit again. Need to do a 12 - 15 - 18 year flight to see how it compares (the 12 is one of my absolute favorites).
Neck pour review
Nose: dark and earthy, lots of barrel char and oak with some subtle sweet undertones - brown sugar, molasses, maybe a bit of dark chocolate. Beam profile defintely present.
Palate: gritty, dark earthy oak tones are prominant but don't completely dominate. Just a bit of baking spice and brown sugar undertones, not nearly as sweet as the nose. Decently balanced but not overly complex. Continues to dry out on the finish. A little thin on the mouthfeel for my liking. The initial finish intensity ramps down pretty quick but does subtlety linger for a good while.
Overall pretty good but not crazy good, will need to let it breath a bit and revisit again. Need to do a 12 - 15 - 18 year flight to see how it compares (the 12 is one of my absolute favorites).
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