Highest Rated
Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 23yr • 2/26/2015 • 5.0
Dark Amber color Indian spices on the nose - cumin, curry, pepper Opens up to vanilla and then caramel apple pie Tobacco on the palette, nice structure and spice
Armagnac Tenareze Hors D'Age • 1/29/2015 • 5.0
Brown sugar, maple syrup or molasses, apple, reminds me of thanksgiving (cooking spice with apple notes). Very complex, layered profile. Changes in the glass; clean, pleasant finish.
Old Weller Antique • 2/26/2015 • 4.0
Golden color. Caramel and brown sugar on the nose, Dr. Pepper, after some time I get Werthers caramel candy, some tropic fruits like toasted coconut or grilled pineapple, maybe Cherry Coke.
Lowest Rated
Orphan Barrel Forged Oak 15 Year Bourbon • 5/28/2015 • 3.0
Chalk, super vanilla, caramel, nose; beeswax, spicy, pepper, cocoa on the palate; a bit too candy sweet on the palate with a viscous mouthfeel
Chateau de Laubade X.O. Armagnac (2015 Tasting) • 1/29/2015 • 3.0
XO, cherry coca-cola, golden raisins, maraschino nose. Wood on the palate, tobacco, oak. Long finish / char comes through. Red, syrupy/viscous character.
Orphan Barrel Barterhouse 20 Year Bourbon • 5/28/2015 • 3.5
Old schoolhouse smell, chalkboard, brown sugar, on the nose; crisp mouthfeel, cigar, dark chocolate, bitter/spice
