Wathens Barrel Proof Bourbon Single Cask Jack Rose No. 17

Wathens Barrel Proof Bourbon Single Cask Jack Rose No. 17

Medium chestnut with golden glints. A pronounced salty nuttiness (reminiscent of peanuts at the ballpark) meets a drying woodiness in a first impression that is strongly suggestive of whiskeys from Beam’s Clermont distillery. Some richly sweet aromas of warm chocolate syrup and caramel sauce emerge shortly thereafter. There’s an herbal accent of tarragon and anise. With some time in the glass, I start to sense the most delectable cherry note; it sits somewhere between the sticky sweetness of Luxardo Maraschino cherries and the medicinal scent of cherry cough syrup. This has a slightly mineral cast, in the manner of fluoride. It’s an irresistibly enticing nose that begs for the first sip.

At the front of the mouth that mineral note reappears instantly, as this begins with a part kiss of limestone. This quickly transitions into a polished, woody flavor with a more subtle nuttiness this time. The cherry elements emerge again at midpalate, albeit in a less generous and more tart form. There’s a distinct flavor of floral perfume, in the manner that I frequently find in Four Roses whiskeys. The only downside is on the finish, during which the whiskey becomes very sedate (though still present) with a sweet, candied note that is difficult to put my finger on. Throughout the mouth, this has a zippy texture and a radiant heat that would have had me guessing a bottling strength well north of 94 proof.

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