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Intro:
Distilled by an undisclosed distiller, Foundation Batch 5 comes to us from Four Gate Whiskey Company in Kentucky. Yielding 590 bottles, this release features 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley, and a 9yr9mo age statement. Bottled at barrel proof, without filtering.
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Nose:
Bold pepper, cherry, oak, a spicy funk. It's like Beam funk, to some degree. Rich caramel, nougat, roasted nuts, and cocoa. Orange peel, light touch of bitters. Fuuuunky tobacco.
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Taste:
Rich on the palate. Honey, toffee, a light grape sweetness, followed by cherry cola. Cocoa, caramel, more musty funk. Cracked pepper on the back palate, a touch of cola.
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Finish:
Long spicy finish, a touch hot but very well integrated. The oak and tannin is most easily noticed here, blending nicely with cherry pie, caramel, fresh baked pastries and another touch of tobacco.
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Overall:
Really fantastic bottling here, in what tastes like a bold clash between a teenage Knob Creek single barrel and a Stagg Jr rendition. Funky, sweet, cherry forward, heavy on the oak without bitter tannins. Yum.
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Score:
8
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