Stagg Jr. Batch 9
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Distiller:
Buffalo Trace
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Bottler:
Buffalo Trace
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ABV:
65.95%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This is a good bottling but the fire and rage of Stagg Jr is still real. It's hot but complex and thankfully the heat fades with airtime.
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Intro:
This release of Stagg Jr is bottled at 65.95% ABV. Stagg Junior is a Buffalo Trace product that is aged around 10 years and bottled at cask strength. It is distilled using the Mashbill 1 recipe. This is the 9th batch they have released.
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Nose:
Sweet caramel, confectioners sugar, faint oak but not much. Very sweet, very syrupy sugary sweet nose.
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Taste:
Thick mouthfeel, some heat, lots of confectioners sugar. Faint cherry character - lots of other fruitiness also, namely the passion fruit I generally get in Mashbill 1 products. Heat grows with time as some faintly oaky and peppery notes rise
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Finish:
Medium, growing slightly bitter. Some astringency. Delightful fruitiness with lots of toffee and caramel.
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Overall:
This is a good bottling but the fire and rage of Stagg Jr is still real. Its hot but complex and thankfully the heat fades with airtime. Very nice and it delivers a great profile for a generally available, generally affordable barrel proofer from the Buffalo.
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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
