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Doc Swinson’s
5 Year Exploratory Cask L’Esprit Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Category: Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Date Tasted:
7/14/2022
Country: USA
Alcohol: 57%
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94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$80
Doc Swinson’s
5 Year Exploratory Cask L’Esprit Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Category: Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Date Tasted:
7/14/2022
Country: USA
Alcohol: 57%
Gold color. Interesting aromas and flavors of chocolate nougat bar, coconut creme brulee, peach cobbler, and honey roasted corn with a supple, vibrant, fruity full body and a warming, prodigious, very long finish that shows notes of spicy cherry chutney, rich baking spices, cacao nibs, and minerals. A superb, full-throttle Bourbon that will take you where you want to go with style and trunks full of flavor.
Tasting Info
Style:
Complex, Fruity, Rich & Spicy
Aroma:
chocolate nougat bar, coconut creme brulee, peach cobbler, and honey roasted corn
Flavor:
Same as aromas with notes of spicy cherry chutney, rich baking spices, cacao nibs, and minerals
Smoothness:
Warming
Finish:
Very Long
Enjoy:
Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line:
A superb, full-throttle Bourbon that will take you where you want to go with style and trunks full of flavor.
The Producer
Distillers Way LLC
www.docswhiskey.com
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Doc Swinson’s 5 Year Exploratory Cask L’Esprit Straight Bourbon Whiskey
57%
(USA) $80.00.
Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bourbon Whisky must contain a minimum of 51% corn, be produced in the United States, be distilled at less than 80% ABV (160 proof) and be aged in new charred oak barrels; 'straight' bourbon must be aged for a minimum of two years, although in practice virtually all straight whiskies are aged at least four years. Any bourbon, or any other domestic or imported whiskey, for that matter, that has been aged less than four years must contain an age statement on the label. Small Batch Bourbons are bourbons that bottled from a small group of specially selected barrels that are blended together. It should be noted though that each distiller has their own interpretation of what constitutes a "small batch." Single Barrel Bourbon is bourbon from one specifically chosen cask.
A Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey will undergo additional maturation in one or more barrels, the previous contents of which contribute to the aromas and flavors of the final product. Examples include but are not limited to used Rum, Cognac, Port, Sherry, Madeira, Stout, and maple barrels.
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