- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: Once you know the concept behind this whiskey, it’s fun to pick out each of the three major components, yet the overall effect is pretty integrated.
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- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: This is perfect for someone who is over all the old standbys on the shelf and want a new added layer to the regular, vanilla, fruit and oak tasting notes.
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- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Peaty caramel blends with vanilla, malt, citrus and oak in a fantastically long slow fade.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: Chili heat on the finish is balanced by oak, dark chocolate, tobacco, and grilled apple.
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- Raided Score: 91
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: All in all, well, it works. High West even goes so far as to say “you may not like it at first” but I’m liking it from the get-go. All kinds of complexity here — tobacco leaf, tea, wood, leather, blackberries — but it all comes together in the end.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: I like it a lot, because its not too overwhelming in one way or another.
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Intro:
This is a blend of bourbon, rye and peated malt from High West in Park City, Utah.
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Nose:
Its sweet like bourbon with a mild smokey undertone. Vanilla, then smoke. Molasses, then smoke. On and on.
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Taste:
This is a funky dram, its sweet and hits all the bourbon notes and then smoke rolls in. I like it a lot, because its not too overwhelming in one way or another. Lots of vanilla, molasses, cinnamon, smoke and a hint of icing.
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Finish:
Its not wildly long, but its not short or harsh. High West knows what they are doing.
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Overall:
Its funky. I like it. I want more of it. I might give this bottle a second look someday. Very unique. Points for creativity.
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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
