Spirits Reviews

Brilliant, deep copper color. The nose reveals a dessert in a glass with waves of milk chocolate, butter toffee, and of course, cookie dough. The palate confirms the nose delivering a rich, caramel-focused core with generous supporting notes of chocolate chips, butterscotch, and sweet Whiskey. Medium to full-bodied with an extremely viscous, honey-like palate feel that elongates the cookie dough flavors for minutes. $29.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, deep copper to amber color. The nose is generous revealing classic scents of an American Rye as it offers complex notes of roasted nuts, brown baking spices, oak, and dark chocolate. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush, caramel and chocolate-forward rye core flanked by toasted oak with lush accents of red fruits, clove, allspice, vanilla bean, black pepper, and candied ginger. Full-bodied with great length and ideal balance as the silky fruit is foiled by expressive spice notes. $50 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, medium mahogany color. The nose is filled with the scents of milk chocolate truffles with hints of chocolate cream, vanilla and hints of brown baking spices. The palate confirms the nose delivering a rich, milk chocolate-focused core with supporting notes of dark caramel, vanilla soaked oak, and sweet Whiskey. Medium to full-bodied with a viscous palate feel that elongates the sweet chocolate flavors. $25 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, golden color. The nose greets with luxurious scents of caramel, vanilla fudge, and Bourbon barrel with accents of orange peel, allspice, and roasted nuts. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich, caramel malt core with supporting notes of baking spices, honey, and sweet toffee. Medium to full-bodied with a silky, lush core that expands on the palate foiled by crisp acidity and pepper notes. $36.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, pale golden/rose color. The nose is intensely fruity offering scents of ripe stone fruits with baked pear, lemon curd, fresh herbs, hay, and blanched almonds with hints of wild honey. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush, and decadent fruit-focused core with accents of anise, peppermint, candied ginger, cocoa nibs, and orange peel. Full-bodied with superb balance and incredible length. The generous and complex flavor are robust while ideally proportioned. $125 – 5 Stars

Brilliant, pale golden straw color. The nose is delicate while very complex offering layered scents of toasted cereal, fresh hay, and ripe orchard fruits with accents of spring flowers and earth. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich caramel toasted grain core with supporting notes of candied ginger, roasted nuts, five spice, and freshly cracker black pepper. Full-bodied and generous while elegant with ideal balance thanks to bright acidity and profound spice notes. $49.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, pale gold/copper. The aromatics are complex while delicate offering scents of ripe orchard and tropical fruits with vanilla bean, roasted nuts and toasted cereal. The palate echoes the nose delivering a sweet malt and grain-focused core with supporting notes of coffee, brown baking spices, vanilla, and hints of chocolate. Medium-bodied with ideal balance aided by a bright dose of acidity with all aspects in perfect measure. $24.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, pale golden straw. The nose is generous, offering scents of poached pear, baked apple, and rich custard notes with accents of roasted grain and hints of wild mint. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a decadent, baked orchard fruit in pastry core with flanking notes of mocha, oak, and hints of Sherry. Medium to full-bodied with perfect balance and a sweet, prolonged finish that carries the fruit on for minutes. $34.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, deep bronze/ruby color. The nose is filled with generous scents of caramel, brown baking spices, toffee, sweet oak, and hints of red berries. The palate echoes the nose while delivering more red fruits in the form of cherry and red currant with silky accents of vanilla fudge, sweet corn pudding, and charred oak and hints of chocolate. Full-bodied with bold fruit, grain, and sweet caramel with loads of spice of oak. $120 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, deep amber color. The nose is wonderfully complex while also straightforward in a hedonistic fashion offering scents of caramel, chocolate, mocha, saddle leather, and candied ginger. The palate echoes the nose delivering flavors of rich caramel and brown sugar with waves of brown baking spices, dark chocolate, and oak with hints of butterscotch. Full-bodied and ideally balanced offering a rich and silky core with a bright dose of acidity and notes of black pepper as a foil. A delicious corn-driven Bourbon with bold flavors that are pleasing served neat but blossom with the addition of a splash of water. $45 – 4.5 Stars