Very Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 1954
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Distiller:
Stitzel-Weller
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Bottler:
Heaven Hill
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ABV:
50.01%
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Age:
8 Years
- Raided Score: 96
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Little more delicate, little more oak/parchment notes. Still a caramel/cherry/cocoa bruiser, though. Very delicious.
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Nose:
Old parchment. Dusty leather. Sweet cherry dark chocolates. Deep toffee. Sitting for a bit lets it open up a bit to release tons of deep toffee, thich cola and rich caramel notes. Quite distinctive from the 1973 6yr BiB I reviewed a while back. I could sit and smell this literally all day, and all night long. If they made a Glade plugin...Id consider it.
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Taste:
Medium on the palate in terms of heat but thick and rich. Caramel. Toffee. Oily with some parchment, almost a little dusty or leathery. Lots of cherry, dark cocoa, toffee. Really chewy and delicious.
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Finish:
Long, no heat to speak of. Theres a surprising amount of oak here to play with the sweetness. Just phenomenal.
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Overall:
Wowza. 350 reviews and each has been a pleasure. This snow day couldnt be any better. This is a phenomenal dram and quite distinctive from the 73. Little more delicate, little more oak / parchment notes. Still a caramel / cherry / cocoa bruiser, though. Very delicious. Glad I opened it and was able to share with friends on a few occasions. Rank 9. But alas, the snowday continues and theres one or two stragglers yet to come.
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Score:
9
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