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Woodford Reserve Distillers Select Straight Rye

This bottle was labelled #3031 from Batch 0887 and bottled at 45.2% ABV.  The nose was very nice, herbal tea with mint and sweet vanilla notes.  The mouthfeel is fresh, light and oily, bittersweet on palate with more vanilla, candy, black coffee and dark chocolate.  The finish has peppermint, wood and grassy rye notes.  With water it gets sweeter, even honeyed, while heat builds in the finish with chilli spiced dark chocolate.  Overall very delicious; a light and subtle of straight rye.

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  • Friday, 24 March 2023 13:18

    Manhattan Project: Experiment #82

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    Location: Refuge, The Woodlands, Texas

    Date: March 2023

    Price: $9.50

    Recipe: Not on menu, requested with Makers Mark

    Garnish: Black Cherry

    Served: Rocks

    Comments: Great value (might of been Happy Hour as it was after a round of golf).  Second place in a row to ask "big ice" or "lots of little ice".

    What is this about? Check out  http://www.somanywhiskies.com/item/749-the-manhattan-project-ii

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    The nose on this classic Irish expression has caramel, banana and some cereal grainy notes that I get almost as acetone or fresh paint (I get same note in bourbons but rarely in single malts.)  The taste is sweet, vanilla and brown sugar and quite surprisingly rich for a blend.  With water I also got a slight lemony note.  The finish is also quite promounced for blend with a kick of oak, pepper and even tobacco.  This is good value whiskey and along with Black Bush may be my favorite standard Irish blend.