Delightful opening of fruit, praline, caramel, maraschino cherries, and spice, … Based on the taste, I'd think this flavorful beauty would offer a long finish, but misses the mark. Thankfully, spice over the medium finish is quite pleasant.
Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
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This Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a purposeful illustration of how barrel maturation impacts a lasting impression on a whiskey year after year. Our third release, this 22-year-old bourbon begins with an aroma of dried fruit and a hint of leather, unfolding into a rich, smooth taste of coffee, dark chocolate, anise, and cracked nuts, and concluding with a long finish of oak and smoke. Subsequent limited releases of this explorative whisky will be released each year from the remaining maturing stock. At Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co., we pride ourselves in rescuing lost barrels of rare and delicious whiskey, hidden away and long forgotten in the back of rickhouses. While we take craft and quality seriously, we had a little fun bringing these extraordinary whiskeys to life with each of our marques. Every Orphan Barrel Bourbon Whiskey is hand bottled in Tullahoma, to ensure that these rare whiskies are treated with the care they deserve -- because once they're gone, they're gone forever.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 45.2% |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Region | Kentucky |
| UPC | 082000778615 |
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Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 2 notes from 2 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenA hint
- Fruityfruit, maraschino cherries, dried fruitClear
- Sweetpraline, caramel, caramel chew, saltwater taffyClear
- Oak & maltrich, toasted pumpernickel rye, cracked nuts, long finish of oakClear
- Smokefinish of oak and smokeA hint
- Spicespice, a burst of smoked paprika, cinnamon, spice over the medium finish, aniseClear
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