Notes

Now this is a scotch with something for everybody! Fruity, strong and just the right amount of salt.

Love all of this. Is this my pick? Amazing

Big fan of this one (this is day 5, I’m a day behind catching up). Seems like a classic bourbon color, aroma and palate. Oak and nutmeg on the aroma, maybe some chocolate. Thick mouth feel, caramel and maybe some dark fruit. Good long finish, but not too hot. This is something good and complex, will be my highest rated so far this year.

Not a fan. Tastes like a cow’s chewed up cud was used for fermenting.

I’d drink again

Tastes like a Scotch, but not a smoky one. Bit of peat, and sweet tasting a bit. Very nice dram.

This was hot. Opened up with some water and got some cinnamon flavor. Not much of a finish. Pass.

The clang of my hammer has become dull. I have adjusted to the sound, the heat, the numbness of my arm as it grips the forging iron. I wipe the sweat and grease from my brow and try to breathe for a moment. ‘BACK TO WORK YOU MAGGOT’ the warden screams. I fall back into the rhythm. I am 3rd in the line. First, the tamer unleashes the volcanic spew from the mountain, then the man next to me folds it into some semblance of shape, my job is to strike the ingot and settle it from its primordial form into the physical plane. For this is the Fire Factory, where we wrangle the element itself into something tangible and sellable. Waves of heat from all sides pummel me, my head swims. The horn blows, finally time to switch shifts. As I walk back to my bunk, I accidentally run into another worker. She drops her cargo: bottles of deep red. I apologize, help her get all her bottles back…..save one. I hide it in my sleeve, hurry back to my bunk before the warden sees. She’ll be punished for losing a bottle but my curiosity is outrunning my compassion. I have to know what the end product is, what is it exactly that we create from mining the raw ore of fire itself. Nervously, I uncork the bottle and pour into my one clay cup. But what comes out is not liquid. It’s something more ethereal yet somehow solid. It IS fire but in a form I can consume. I raise the clay cup, but this is not the fire’s final form, I have caught it before its refinement. It burns, it burns me, I can’t control what’s in my cup. It has a mind of its own, it moves from me through my room, engulfing all my meager possessions in its raging fury. But I keep drinking, I am one with the flame, I can control it, and then it is empty. The fire is gone. But now it is a part of me. The next days are ash. My meals, bland, my drinks like air. I have tasted fire now, and nothing else will compare.

A day late, and technically 2 since it’s after midnight. But based on color and well… color, I’ll guess it’s a scotch. Who knows. Probably no one. I think the translation was lost to time… San Diego, an old old wooden ship 🤷🏼‍♂️ anyways, I’d definitely put it in my coffee… or Dr. Pepper. Shout out to @WakingApril for the vessel!

Just very unpleasant. The nose is tight, the palate is hot and spiky. My brother’s take: “The finish is Hill Country Fare toothpaste.” I’m guessing rye just because I’ve never had a bourbon I disliked this much.

Spice and dark cherry on the nose. Barrel-proof bourbon that burns on the first sip and gets better with time

Smell of citrus, vanilla and honey with a smidge of hay but boy does it burn going down. I had to add a splash of water and an ice cube. Gives a good throat burn 🔥 that lasts a bit. Oh boy the spice! I'd look for this if I was outside, in the cold, freezing rain and needed a burst of warmth out on the prairie. Or underneath the neck of a St. Bernard.

High proof, has to be. Very fiery. Opens up a bit with a splash of water - getting baking spices and honey, maybe? Unfortunately I can’t say I’m a fan of this straight, but it bet it stands up really nicely in a cocktail.

Comin’ in HOT!

As I sit by firelight. I stare into a glass of amber shining bright. The first sniff my how it burns. The heat begins to raise concerns. Yet I take the first sip, I am amazed. Is this a rye, that I am going to praise? It must be something barrell proof. If you're reading this do I look like a genius or goof? So do I like this Sam-I-am? What is the verdict on this little dram? I'd have another, yes another pour This is a drink worthy of an encore

Whoa. Nothing like fire on a snow day. My daughter got the proof almost spot on (just smelling...).

Drinking with Jan and Mitch. We think this is killer!!!

I taste caramel and burning! : ) I thought it deserved to sit by the tiger curtains. This one is interesting. TGIF!

This one wasn’t my favorite. I kind of have no idea what it is… hopefully I get some points 🤔

Fire flames! This is good! I smelled this while reading the chip bag and tricked my brain into smelling cinnamon, coconut and sugar... Or are those the notes .. we'll never know.

I have no idea what this is but it hurts so good

Holy sweet nose and high heat. I don’t hate it but I’d like more of a balance between the two. Just ok for me, wouldn’t seek it out again.

Some Mad Max home distilled gasoline burn happening here. Feels like I'm back in Bartertown...