![]() Fair amount of oak, but not too much – and a bit of water tamps that. I get some notes from the young whiskey, but a lot of chocolate which I really enjoy in a bourbon. I’ve had some blends of old and young bourbon where the young whiskey is too prominent, and to me is a waste of the older stock. Palate: A brownie topped with vanilla ice cream, oak, corn syrup, pepper spice near the back and cinnamon spice.įinish: Short to moderate, drying with chocolate and pepper notes.Ĭomments: I was pleasantly surprised with this – hats off to the blender. Nose: Freshly baked fudge brownies, oak, corn flakes, caramel, subtle cinnamon and vanilla. With distinct notes of baking spices, toffee pudding and brown sugar, the result expresses whiskey in its truest form – straight from the cask. Richness is preserved by omitting a traditional filtration step and bottling at 113.6 proof. Mash Bill: 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barleyĪge: Blend of barrels between 2 and 10 years oldĬreated by selecting barrels from the hottest and driest portions of the rick house – which are not only higher proof – but exhibit a bolder, sweeter, spicier, more barrel-forward character. Score: 7.Unfiltered Barrel Proof Small Batch Bourbon It’s a complex and diverse assortment of flavors that always leaves your taste buds interested in the next sip. The finish is one of the most interesting parts about this bourbon because of the mishmash of fun flavors like dry leather, strawberries, lime zest, cinnamon and barrel char. I was not expecting the palate to have a creamy mouthfeel for the age statement it carries, but it’s very pleasant.įinish: The sweetness from the palate begins to transform into flat Dr. But the heat isn’t obtrusive and begins to fade away as the palate gets real sweet with canned peaches, raspberries and Goetze’s Cow Tales candies. Palate: Initially, some heat hits only the front of my tongue and not the back with smoldering Tellichery Peppercorns. And oddly enough, I get some sweet cranberry bread notes that could swing back and forth between being a cherry note depending on how my nose is detecting that day. There’s also a little bit of black tea leaves and sweet mint to add depth and complexity to the aroma. Utilizing our own version of the classic solera process, we bring together 100 fully aged barrels of 1816 into one large, charred, oak barrel that never goes empty. ![]() Nose: There is an aroma of warm baked caramel French Toast to kick off the sweet smelling nose. Buy Online Where to Buy Meet Our Solera Barrel Our 1816 Reserve is an innovative update to our traditional straight bourbon whiskey. I sampled this neat and from a glencairn. So let’s dive in and check out how this tastes. ![]() Aged for a minimum of 2 years, it appears to be too young at first, but with the specialty mashbill, maybe they’ve stumbled onto something. Then they bottle it at a consistent 111 proof. See my review on the 91 proof version of Chattanooga’s whiskey to read more about it.īut whereas the 91 proof bottling used a Solera method of blending, The Cask Strength version dumps out 8-12 barrels, unfiltered, to make up their small batch. Being a “High Malt” meant that the mashbill has a higher percentage of malted barley in the mix, like Honey Malt and Caramel Malt. Last year in the summer, they achieved their goal and began to bottle their new “High Malt” series of bourbon for a large release among many states in the South. They had a gameplan from the start to source some bourbon (MGP) to get their name out there and sold it under the “1816” label while their own distillate came of age (see my review of an Alabama Bicentennial Single Barrel of 1816). Their distillery is huge, beautiful and state of the art. Cask 111 ProofĬhattanooga Distillery is one of those craft distilleries that went about their operations early on with a fierce devotion to making it big. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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