Spirits Reviews

Brilliant, gold to amber color. The nose is filled with the scents of almond butter, caramel, and toasted cereal with accents of vanilla, maple, and cloves. The palate echoes the nose delivering a maple and toffee driven core with toasted oak, steeped grains, dark chocolate, and coconut. Full-bodied with good balance and great length on the palate as it becomes drier with earth accents. Their signature high-malt recipe with 51% corn, 34% malted barley, and 15% rye. A gift box is also available for the holidays at a cost of $59.99. $45.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, amber color. The nose is filled with the scents of sweet butter toffee and caramel with accents of vanilla, butterscotch, and brown sugar. The palate is in accord with the nose delivering a roasted nut-driven core with clove, nutmeg, black pepper, and oak. Full-bodied with nice balance and a tannic grip rising on the finish. $69.99 – 4 Stars

Brilliant, medium copper to amber color. The aromatics are complex and seductive, offering scents of brown baking spices, vanilla, baked pear and apple, vanilla bean, and hints of maple-soaked oak. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a caramel and fruit-driven core with waves of black plum and red berries. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a great length. $51.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, medium copper to amber color. The nose is gorgeous, offering scents of caramel with generous notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, and dried red berries with hints of clove and oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a fruit and vanilla-driven core with supporting notes of nectarine, raspberry, and oak with hints of wild mint and black pepper. Full-bodied and nicely balanced with an elongated palate and long, trailing finish. $59.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, golden color with hints of burnt orange. The nose is filled with the scents of steeped grains, earth, orange peel, blanched almonds, shortbread, and brown sugar with hints of chocolate. The palate echoes the nose delivering a spicy caramel and baked orchard fruit core with flanking notes of, toffee, nutmeg, anise, and abundant citrus flavors. Full-bodied while being perfectly balanced with generous spice accents and bright acidity. $89.99 – 4.5 Stars

Brilliant, golden color with hints of amber. The nose is filled with the scents of freshly cut hay, sandalwood, and spring flowers, with notes of wild honey, lemon zest, and blackberry with hints of beeswax. The palate is in large agreement with the nose delivering sweet, baked apples with supporting notes of red berries, steeped grains, rich caramel, brown baking spices with hints of butterscotch. Full-bodied with superb balance and great length that gets even better with a subtle splash of water. $79.99 – 5 Stars

Brilliant, golden color with hints of amber. The nose is very expressive offering scents of honey, butter toffee, caramel, citrus zest, and refined ginger biscuits. The palate echoes the nose delivering a steeped malt-driven core with lush baked apples, caramel, loads of baking spices and vanilla cream with hints of candied ginger rising on the finish. Full-bodied and ultra balanced while being extremely decadent with hints of honeycomb. $79.99 – 5 Stars

Brilliant, golden color. The aromatics are beautiful and complex with sweet Whiskey in the lead (redolent of corn Whiskey), caramel, hints of sandalwood, toasted grains, and hints of dried mint and oak. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich and spicy, caramel and ginger-driven core with hints of toffee, pear preserves, nutmeg, and apricot. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with abundant spice joined by decadent almond butter and chocolate accents. $79.99 – 5 Stars

Brilliant, pale golden color. The nose is intensely fruity offering scents of ripe apple and pear with supporting notes of lemon curd, fresh herbs, hay, and hints of wild honey. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush and spicy, fruit-driven core with accents of orange peel, nutmeg, candied ginger, and black pepper. Full-bodied with ideal balance and incredible length. The generous and complex flavors are robust while ideally proportioned. $129.99 – 5 Stars

Brilliant, medium golden color. The nose is wonderfully fruity offering scents of crisp red apples with accents of orange peel, fresh herbs, mint, and brioche with hints of tropical fruit. The palate is in agreement with the nose while being more spicy, delivering a fruit and chocolate core with generous accents of brown baking spices, sea salt, citrus zest, and white pepper. Full-bodied with superb balance and great length as it becomes drier on the finish. $89.99 – 4 Stars