REVIEW #1: 5/21/2015
TRIPLE SMOKE
Distiller: Corsair Artisan LLC, Nashville Tennessee; Bowling Green, Kentucky
Age: NAS
ABV: 40%
Batch: #101
Bottle: 442/1284
Price: $50*
EYE
Yellowish copper. It is quite cloudy. I am assuming this is non-chill filtered.
NOSE
Smokey. It is a good name because there is loads of it on the nose. It is also very woody which is to be expected with the components. I get fruit as well: cherry and rum-soaked raisins. Just the slightest hint of plums.
TASTE
It is smooth. Get drunk smooth. It has a medium viscosity. Lots of wood. Some cherry vanilla. Smokey and peaty towards the back. In my opinion this is the ideal craft whiskey. It is creative. It has balance. The sweet, smokey, and woody elements meld together to perfection.
FINISH
Long. Sweet to smoke. It lingers with the peat resting on your taste buds at the end.
CONSENSUS
This tipple has lots of character for its young age. I keep coming back for more. I am certain this, my 3rd bottle, will not be my last. I will be excited to see this one take shape as it, hopefully, becomes a straight whiskey in the near future. My only complaint is the proof. At 80 proof it lacks the bite I like in a whiskey. Bottled at 100 – 120 proof this one would do no wrong. If Corsair is listening…I’d love to see this one in a cask strength/barrel proof version. I am super excited to try their other offerings.
RATING
91/100 (An Excellent Tipple)
*NOTE: I received this bottle as a birthday gift from my friend in Nashville.
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