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Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (86 Viewers)

Pinkdan said:
Nose: Dr. Pepper cola, citrus, butterscotch, cinnamon.

It’s pretty good but not great. The aftertaste makes me think it’s a little young.

I love the nose more than the palate. The palate is fairly watery and flat.

Finish is cinnamon spicy and slightly bitter.
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Nose is strawberry cream, sugar cookie, youth.

Palate is direct: spearmint and pine up front, spice hits hard and lingers into a long finish. Nice Kentucky hug. Plays above its proof. Maybe some orange on the back palate as the flavor hangs around merges with the cream (and shortbread cookie) from the nose.

Quite a difference here overall, especially the palate. But hey, we supported local and Fryeday

Separately, I'm a fan of this bottle. Glass etchings on the sides are a nice touch

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BruceWayne said:
Nose is strawberry cream, sugar cookie, youth.

Palate is direct: spearmint and pine up front, spice hits hard and lingers into a long finish. Nice Kentucky hug. Plays above its proof. Maybe some orange on the back palate as the flavor hangs around merges with the cream (and shortbread cookie) from the nose.

Quite a difference here overall, especially the palate. But hey, we supported local and Fryeday

Separately, I'm a fan of this bottle. Glass etchings on the sides are a nice touch

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I tried it again with your notes and you’re spot on. I thought strawberry and orange a few times earlier too.

The rye notes are more obvious now that I know.

I have trouble distinguishing rye spice/ proof/ oak spice/ astringency. They sometimes mash together for me.

Does anyone have a way to separate these when tasting?
 
chipinla said:
Do you mean “right” or “write”? Since you hate grammar… I mean, grammer.
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I don't hate it, I just have a profound mental block/learning thing tied to things like phonics and syllables.

I tested out of having to take a foreign language in college because even with tons of study, tutoring and extra work I could not pass basic foreign languages. One of my professors who was known for being just a profound asshole pulled me into the hall one day and with genuine concern said 'I don't know what is wrong with you, but something is.' The woman who was testing me stopped in the start of one of the sections because I couldn't get through the sample at the start correctly and said 'don't take this the wrong way, you can read, right?'

I can't tell you how many syllables are in a word to save my life. It's a sound. The word 'am' has either a sound 'ahmmmm' or two sounds 'a' and 'mmm'... I like can't figure it out. My wife thought I was joking and then she saw it in action and thought I was having a stroke.

All of that rolls over into spelling I guess.
 
JustDave said:
I don't hate it, I just have a profound mental block/learning thing tied to things like phonics and syllables.

I tested out of having to take a foreign language in college because even with tons of study, tutoring and extra work I could not pass basic foreign languages. One of my professors who was known for being just a profound asshole pulled me into the hall one day and with genuine concern said 'I don't know what is wrong with you, but something is.' The woman who was testing me stopped in the start of one of the sections because I couldn't get through the sample at the start correctly and said 'don't take this the wrong way, you can read, right?'

I can't tell you how many syllables are in a word to save my life. It's a sound. The word 'am' has either a sound 'ahmmmm' or two sounds 'a' and 'mmm'... I like can't figure it out. My wife thought I was joking and then she saw it in action and thought I was having a stroke.

All of that rolls over into spelling I guess.
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You should focus on giving a reason for an opinion then you when you express it. Then I won’t lump you into that PCF asshole category.
 
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BruceWayne said:
Let us know!
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krafticus said:
I really liked it.
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It's was very good! Certainly not what I was expecting. Kind of sweet on the nose, and a real raison-y finish. But for nearly 115 proof, very smooth... it's actually a real explosion of flavor. Lots of depth.

My players also really liked it. Went through about half the bottle!
 
Klobberer said:
I have three tasting notes. Good, meh and not for me.
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Of course, we all do... but you're telling us you never had a pour and were like, this tastes kinda like...???

Or picked up any note or made an association on why you like it?

That's the best part of the hobby for me and why I/we have so many bottles and try to secure the next best thing... even knowing what we already find good/great/excellent.

The more you taste (and we all know how much we've had), the more you'd think we'd all be improving or learning flavors.

Although, still haven't had a pour that "tastes like chicken..."
 
I'd expect that with all the enabling, peer pressure and recommendations that occur in this thread and other sources, there should be zero mehs or drain pours, or at least very very few.

Unless it's an old bottle from before we gained all this insight, or one was to take a shot in the dark on something or simply buy a known mixer with intent, I think we're all enjoying quite a bit of good in our bourbon/whiskey lives these days...
 
FDLmold said:
I have four.
Wonderful
Good/solid
Meh let’s mix it
Drain pour
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This is me. I either like it or I don’t. In my likes I either really like it or it’s pretty good. In my don’t likes I either mix it or force myself to finish it as fast as I can to free up shelf space.

Every bottle I have open right now I like.
 
BruceWayne said:
I'd expect that with all the enabling, peer pressure and recommendations that occur in this thread and other sources, there should be zero mehs or drain pours, or at least very very few.

Unless it's an old bottle from before we gained all this insight, or one was to take a shot in the dark on something or simply buy a known mixer with intent, I think we're all enjoying quite a bit of good in our bourbon/whiskey lives these days...
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I agree. Between this thread and aggregate ratings like at distiller dot com, I buy very little meh or drain pours. Though there is the occasional outlier, like the JD10 I bought, which I think is meh or worse, and I’m definitely in the minority.
 

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