My Handcrafted Opinions on Whiskies, Distilleries and Other Related Stuff
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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Location: Simon and Seaforts, Anchorage, Alaska
Date: July 2021
Price: est $12
Recipe: None given, ordered off menu (hence no price listed)
Garnish: 1 x glace cherry
Served: Rocks
Comments: recipe did not stand up to being on the rocks. Washed out and not enough sweetness.
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Location: Carters, Wind Crest Senior Living, Littleton, CO
Date: July 2021
Price: Free (actually included in dinner)
Recipe: None given
Garnish: 1 x glace cherry
Served: Up
Comments: Pretty good for "free"... a little muted maybe, light on bitters and perhaps a generic spirit?
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Location: Strato 550, Houston, Texas
Date: June 2021
Price: $12.00
Recipe: Bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters
Garnish: 2 x black cherry
Served: Up
Comments: Great classic option at the bar on 43rd floor in my new office building
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Location: Rainbow Lodge, Houston, Texas
Date: March 2021
Price: $11.00
Recipe: 1792 small batch bourbon and Carpano Antica aged in oak barrel with bitters and Luxardo cherry
Garnish: Orange peel (not as per menu?)
Served: Up
Comments: Very nice, and a good price, but lacked the cherry note I was expecting. Not sure from menu if cherry was is in the barrel and part of aging process or bar replaced it with peel?
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Location: Squable, Houston, Texas
Date: March 2021
Price: $15.00
Recipe: Old Grand Dad 114 proof, Cocchi vermouth di Torino, Carpano Antica vermouth, Angosturo and Regan's Orange bitters
Garnish: Cherry
Served: One large rock
Comments: Nice all around Manhattan and like the kick of 114 proof bourbon but didn't get complexity the recipe ( 2 x vermouth, 2 x bitters) would suggest
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Location: Del Frisco's Grille, The Woodlands, Texas
Date: November 2020
Price: $15.00
Recipe: Bulleit Bourbon, Luxardo Cherry Sangue Morlacco, Maple Syrup, Spiced Cherry Bitters
Garnish: Peel and cherry
Served: Up
Comments: Some unique ingredients and overall pretty good, enjoyed the sweetness
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Location: Islamorada, Florida, USA
Date: November 2020
Price: $6.00
Recipe: Rye Whiskey, Sherry, Bitters
Garnish: None
Served: Rocks
Comments: Manhattan in a can.... made with Sherry? Seemed to work however and a good price.
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Location: Katz's, Houston, Texas
Date: September 2020
Price: $12.00
Recipe: Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth and Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Luxardo maraschino cherry
Served: Up
Comments: On the larger side which as it was served "up" in a tumbler warmed a little too quickly
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Location: Ristorante del Lago, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
Date: July 2020
Price: $14.00
Recipe: Padua Manhattan which according to menu is ... Michters Rye, Green Chartreuse, Aperol, Orange Bitters
Garnish: Lemon Peel
Served: Up
Comments: Good cocktail, but not a Manhattan
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Location: Fogo de Chao, Denver, CO
Date: July 2020
Price: $13.50
Recipe: Buffalo Trace, Carpano Antica, Blood Orange, Angusturo Bitters
Garnish: Orange peel
Served: Rocks
Comments: A little Orange peel or Triple sec or Orange bitters is good, but this was overpowered by Orange juice. It was fine, but not a Manhattan.
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Location: The Tavern, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
Date: July 2020
Price: $14.00
Recipe: Spencer's Manhattan which according to menu is ... Rye Whiskey, Drambuie, Bitters
Garnish: 3 cherries
Served: Up
Comments: Drambuie in a Manhattan? No Vermouth? That was a first. The color strongly suggests that vermouth was in the recipe.
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