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Western Reserve Distillers
Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Category: Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Date Tasted:
7/27/2022
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
Gluten-Free Organic
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94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$65
Western Reserve Distillers
Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Category: Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Date Tasted:
7/27/2022
Country: USA
Alcohol: 47%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of bramble berry pie, madagascar vanilla, and toasted and honeyed sesame with a silky, bright, dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, complex, long finish that shows notes of honey roasted spiced nuts and marzipan and buttercream. This Bourbon leans in to the spicy and oaky realm but maintains a flavor and aromatic balance with stewed berries and roasted nut qualities.
Tasting Info
Style:
Spicy & Complex
Aroma:
bramble berry pie, madagascar vanilla, and toasted and honeyed sesame
Flavor:
Same as aromas with notes of honey roasted spiced nuts and marzipan and buttercream
Smoothness:
Tingling
Finish:
Long
Enjoy:
with drops of water, with cigars, neat and on the rocks
Bottom Line:
This Bourbon leans in to the spicy and oaky realm but maintains a flavor and aromatic balance with stewed berries and roasted nut qualities.
The Producer
Western Reserve Distillers
14221 Madison Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
USA
1 -330-780-9599
westernreservedistillers.com
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Western Reserve Distillers 6 Year Old Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey Barrel 20-0083
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Western Reserve Distillers Organic Vodka Batch 6
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Western Reserve Distillers Oloroso Sherry Cask Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
47%
(USA) $65.00.
87
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Western Reserve Distillers Organic Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
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(USA) $42.00.
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Western Reserve Distillers Organic Vodka Batch 020
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(USA) $25.00.
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Western Reserve Distillers Organic Vodka Batch 009
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(USA) $25.00.
Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Cask-Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey
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.
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.
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