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Woodford Reserve Distillers Select Straight Rye

This bottle was labelled #3031 from Batch 0887 and bottled at 45.2% ABV.  The nose was very nice, herbal tea with mint and sweet vanilla notes.  The mouthfeel is fresh, light and oily, bittersweet on palate with more vanilla, candy, black coffee and dark chocolate.  The finish has peppermint, wood and grassy rye notes.  With water it gets sweeter, even honeyed, while heat builds in the finish with chilli spiced dark chocolate.  Overall very delicious; a light and subtle of straight rye.

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  • Saturday, 17 December 2011 00:51

    Another Lost Whisky Rediscovered in 2011

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    Another Lost Whisky Rediscovered in 2011
    Looking back, one of my favorite whisky memories of 2011 was the amazing find of a whisky many thought was lost to the world.   I am not talking about the Shackleton stuff found in Antarctica, but the much more elusive and rare Hennigan's Scotch Whisky.  Made famous by the Seinfeld TV show in the 1990's and then believed to be lost in a cupboard under the sink for over 15 years, Hennigan's was rediscovered in October 2011 by www.scotchcinema.com.  I thought I would end 2011by reviewing this very unusual and hard to find scotch and in many ways I feel this should be the whisky of the year.
    I often write tasting notes with my wife, but this time I had some help from my friends Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer.    The nose is very soft and muted, in fact according to Jerry "I can't smell anything".    However the taste is appealing, as Kramer described it best; "that is damn good stuff" and the finish, well again Kramer put it much better than I can, "mmm boy, that Hennigan's goes down smooth".  Overall impression is best summed up by Elaine as "I'll tell you, it's not bad".  However Hennigan's is definitely not for everyone, unfortunately George "threw up from the Hennigan's" so I am afraid, due the lack of nose and the unfortunate throwing up aspect, I can only give it 1 star.   http://www.somanywhiskies.com/reviews/item/157-hennigans
    More in this category: « My Favorite Whiskies of 2011 My Alfred Barnard Blend Project Part 1 »

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