Colonel E.H Taylor Amaranth Grain of the Gods Review | Whiskey Raiders
Skip to main content
Lead post image
87
Bourbon

Colonel E.H Taylor Amaranth Grain of the Gods

  • Distiller:

    Buffalo Trace

  • Bottler:

    Buffalo Trace

  • ABV:

    50%

  • Age:

    NAS

  • Price:
    $$$$$
Buy
Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 96
  • Publication: The Whiskey Wash
  • Excerpt: One supposes it may depend on if one has a preference towards more wheated bourbons or a touch more rye spice. However, I believe this to be a win, regardless of grains of choice.
  • Read Full Review
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: Breaking Bourbon
  • Excerpt: The true value in these experimental releases is actually tasting the resulting whiskey, and I can bet Edmund Taylor would have wanted it that way.
  • Read Full Review
  • Raided Score: 91
  • Publication: WhiskyCast
  • Excerpt: The taste has a good spiciness balanced by honey, vanilla, cocoa powder, and a hint of butterscotch leading into the finish, which is long with honey, oatmeal, and spearmint touches complementing the butterscotch.
  • Read Full Review
  • Raided Score: 79
  • Publication: Whiskey Consensus
  • Excerpt: Try this one at the bar or at a friend’s house before spending more than retail on this bottle.
  • Read Full Review
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: Drinkhacker
  • Excerpt: It’s quite a strange whiskey — disjointed at times but definitely worth exploring at least once — if only to see what it’s like to drink like “the Gods.”
  • Read Full Review
  • Raided Score: 85
  • Publication: Whiskey Raiders
  • Excerpt: This is bizarre and all over the place. I can’t say I’m a fan.
  • Read Full Review

Raided Score is a conversion from an external site's score, to our in house uniform scoring system. Please see the FAQ for more.

House Review
  • Intro:

    This is an interesting entry in the Limited Edition release line of E.H.Taylor bourbon. Replacing rye with amaranth in the mashbill one formula, this promises to be, at the very least, interesting. Let's dive in.

  • Nose:

    Sweet toffee, oatmeal, musty caramel. Rich vanilla, some faint fruits, plums, lavender, perfumey.

  • Taste:

    Medium mouth feel - astringent and hot, however. Malty, perfume-y and floral. Slightly bitter. Not a lot great here.

  • Finish:

    Short, a bit hot. Cocoa, lavender, coriander, vanilla, faint orange peel.

  • Overall:

    This is bizarre and all over the place. I can’t say I’m a fan.

  • Score:

    4

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
User Reviews
Read our privacy policy