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Three Chord Twelve Bar Reserve 12yr
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Distiller:
Various
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Bottler:
Steel Blending Spirits
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ABV:
53.5%
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Age:
12 Years
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The finish is long with lingering spices, toasted caramel, and a hint of charred oak – but – this is one of the rare whiskies where adding a few drops of water makes the most difference on the finish. It amps up the pepperiness along with a touch of spearmint and makes the finish last even longer. Excellent!
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Breaking Bourbon
- Excerpt: While the backbone of its Tennessee source is evident, this is surprisingly more complex than expected.
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- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: More rich spice, chocolate, and fruit on the finish, along with peanut butter, spearmint, and generous oak. Not a hair out of place.
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- Raided Score: 68
- Publication: Whiskey Consensus
- Excerpt: To me, this bourbon tastes hot for the proof proof and has an astringency in the finish that is unusual to see in a bourbon that has been aged for 12 years. This release wasn’t for me personally, but I am interested to see what other offerings Steel Binding Spirits LLC puts out in the future.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Growing on me with every day this bottle is open, I didn’t like this at first, but it opened up well. That said, it peaks there. It’s good, but not exceptional, though it’s also a tremendous value.
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Intro:
Distilled by an undisclosed distiller in KY and IN, this release is a 12yr blend of barrels, bottled under the Twelve Bar Reserve label for Three Chord. It’s bottled at barrel proof.
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Nose:
Faint on the nose, but a bit of dessert character. Caramel, light toasted almond, vanilla bean, light toffee.
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Taste:
Thin on the palate, especially for the proof. Surprising. Caramel, cocoa, some praline. Growing a bit richer with time, but still not over the moon for the sensation on the palate.
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Finish:
Medium finish. Dry, caramel, some toffee and peanut brittle. Oddly nutty, some brown sugar.
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Overall:
Growing on me with every day this bottle is open, I didn’t like this at first, but it opened up well. That said, it peaks there. It’s good, but not exceptional, though it’s also a tremendous value.
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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