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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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  • Monday, 14 December 2015 06:44

    Manhattan Project: Experiment #5

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    Location: Homemade, Singapore

    Date: December 2015

    Price: NA

    Recipe: 2 parts Marker's Mark, 1 part Antica Formula Vermouth

    Garnish: Lemon peel

    Served: Up

    Comments: I  recreated the simple recipe I recently tried in Dubai (with no bitters) and a lemon peel garnish.  It worked well.  

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

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    Forty Creek Confederation Oak Reserve

    Another great whisky from my favorite Canadian distillery.  This one has a slightly higher price point, but is still really good.  The nose has vanilla and brown sugar, almost like a creme brulee.  The taste is very light and sweet as well.  More brown sugar, butterscotch angel delight, milk chocolate and vanilla. It has a light finish, slightly woody, but not oaky, more like fresh sawdust.  Overall light and sweet, perhaps not as rich and complex as the Barrel Select expression.