Early Times 150th Anniversary
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Distiller:
Brown-Forman
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Bottler:
Brown-Forman
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ABV:
50%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 86
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The finish has notes of butterscotch and vanilla with just a hint of oak. It’s a little harsher than current whiskies, but still represents the period well — and is worth trying for that reason alone.
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- Raided Score: 76
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: I’m happy for the celebration, but a bit disappointed with the whisky.
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- Raided Score: 77
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: The body is thick, burly, and racy, a frontier style whiskey that makes no bones about its brash, in-your-face character.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This was really shockingly enjoyable. It is perhaps a bit too sweet, but still very enjoyable nonetheless.
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Intro:
This is an anniversary bottling of Early Times American whiskey. It is quite vocally noted to be distilled at DSP-354 (Brown Forman) and it is bottled at 50% ABV.
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Nose:
Sweet honey, caramel, cotton candy. Clover, grassiness, toffee and confectioners sugar. Banana candy and light, faintly floral essence.
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Taste:
Medium mouthfeel, sweet toffee, confectioners sugar. Faint pepper, surprisingly oaky, and overall a very sweet dram.
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Finish:
Medium length, grassy essence returns, lots of toffee and sweet caramel.
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Overall:
This was really shockingly enjoyable. It is perhaps a bit too sweet, but still very enjoyable nonetheless.
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Score:
6
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
