San Diego Distillery Bourbon (375ml)
Description
asting Notes: San Diego Distillery Bourbon Whiskey (Cask Strength)
Vital stats: The San Diego Distillery Bourbon Whiskey is made with a 51.5% corn mash, and 48.5 “Vienna mash.” The sample I tasted was 105 proof. It retails for $45 for a 375 ml bottle.
Appearance: A honey oak in the glass, with thin and very slow legs.
Nose: A medium-bodied nose, with hints of cloves, wood polish, and roasted apples.
Palate: Sweet and smokey. The flavor comes on strong, with a heavy wave of malt that really overpowers the rest of the flavor profile. The aftertaste leaves a rather cloying sweetness on the back of the tongue.
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In this review we’ve taken a taste of all four of San Diego Distillery’s current offerings, a single malt, a rye, a bourbon, and a peated whiskey. Let’s see if a homebrewer’s skill in making beer transfers over to whiskey…