- Raided Score: 65
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: The palate is pungent and green, though a sweet butterscotch character eventually pushes through some of that. Otherwise, notes of tar and charcoal dominate, particularly on the finish.
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- Raided Score: 55
- Publication: Modern Thirst
- Excerpt: The best thing I can say about Winchester Extra Smooth Bourbon is “Thank God it wasn’t made in Kentucky.”
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- Raided Score: 65
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: There is caramel and vanilla that is trying to stand out, but isn’t succeeding to rise to the forefront.
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- Raided Score: 60
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: I wouldn't be above selling off some quantity of flesh, in the right situation, in order to avoid having to drink any more of this than I already have.
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Intro:
This is a Total Wine house brand that is sourced from TerrePURE in the Carolinas - a company that "hyper ages" distills products by attempting to age them faster than conventionally possible using a proprietary method. They claim that this process will revolutionize the industry by providing producers with products that are comparable to well aged bourbons and ryes, in just a fraction of that time. Let's see how it is.
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Nose:
Musty, sweet, sickeningly fake, peaches, sugar, dirt. Its befuddling to me that there can be such a diversity of truly terrible notes here.
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Taste:
Thin, hot, musty, sweet, no body, cardboard and molding grain. I appreciate that they are taking the step of bottling at 45% ABV, but even then it is still thin and punishing.
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Finish:
Short, very hot, rough, musty and artificial. Super sweet.
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Overall:
This is also horrific. If I have learned anything, it is that TerraPURE products should be avoided at practically any cost that your body can muster. I wouldn't be above selling off some quantity of flesh, in the right situation, in order to avoid having to drink any more of this than I already have.
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Score:
1
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
