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Okay! The weather had me so miserable today, that I decided to treat myself to a taste of the Distiller's Masterpiece. It is just delicious, tasting of caramel, honey, vanilla with a hot molasses like slide down the throat and just that hint of spice. With an alcohol content of 49.5%, it is strong, but not as strong as some others. It is dark, heavy and definitely unctuous (in the best sense). The nose is alcoholic, but also with the scent of vanilla and what I would describe as dark caramel, with undertones of wood that really become prominent at the finish. Obviously, too strong for me to take neat, I mixed in a little water (drops) and it really softened up beautifully. It opened up the wood a little more and cut a little of the sweet. It is definitely something that should go among the top 5. Tyson, I hate to ask anyone to spend money, but you will love this one.
I don't know what the spice is, maybe cinammon, but it really works. I also love the woody scent that reminds me of my favorite chypre perfumes which are scented with oakmoss not cypress. There is also a subtle hint of fruit, maybe peach? It's a very evocative liquor.
I think I'll pair it with my Fournier/Kempf cd of Beethoven: Music for Cello and Piano
My standard end of the day drink is makers and water on the rocks. I'll have to give the evan williams a shot. Last week I went with basil hayden, but I have to leave the water out to make this one drinkable. On the whole, it's good, but overpriced.
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Originally Posted by grawk
My standard end of the day drink is makers and water on the rocks. I'll have to give the evan williams a shot. Last week I went with basil hayden, but I have to leave the water out to make this one drinkable. On the whole, it's good, but overpriced.
Right, I think it is true in general that if one is putting whisky over ice it is a waste of money to use something expensive.
I have to add water to most bourbons if I don't want to land up snoring before finishing them! If I'm out, I get a glass of ice on the side and I add small chips one by one to the drink until it tastes the way I like it. At home, it's a lot easier to add the water in small quantities from a small pitcher.
The exception: I started the Distiller's Masterpiece wanting water in it, now I like it neat. Of course with its high proof, I can't take more than 1/2 shot before dinner (about a tablespoon) or I really get sauced.
My husband picked up a bottle of Old Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 year old bourbon, a "younger expression" of their usual offering (20 yrs. old), which was the only thing we have seen in our neighborhood. My first impressions were that the liquor was very dark, almost as dark as Cola drinks. Tasting it revealed an incredibly vanilla nose and great cane sugar and molasses sweetness. Now for the bad news, my usual taste is about 1/2 shot (or 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons); after 15 minutes of slow, tiny sips I was practically seeing double! I grabbed that bottle and took a look, and wow! 107 proof or as they put it, 53.5% alcohol. This one definitely needs water if I'm going to drink it which is really too bad, as it is incredibly sweet and easy to swallow despite the high alcohol content. Because of the vanilla and cane sugar notes, it will make an excellent julep. Because of the high alcohol content it will frost the mug really fast, and Derby day is just around the corner.
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