But the heat isn’t obtrusive and begins to fade away as the palate gets real sweet with canned peaches, raspberries and Goetze’s Cow Tales candies. Palate: Initially, some heat hits only the front of my tongue and not the back with smoldering Tellichery Peppercorns. And oddly enough, I get some sweet cranberry bread notes that could swing back and forth between being a cherry note depending on how my nose is detecting that day. There’s also a little bit of black tea leaves and sweet mint to add depth and complexity to the aroma. Nose: There is an aroma of warm baked caramel French Toast to kick off the sweet smelling nose. I sampled this neat and from a glencairn. So let’s dive in and check out how this tastes. Aged for a minimum of 2 years, it appears to be too young at first, but with the specialty mashbill, maybe they’ve stumbled onto something. Then they bottle it at a consistent 111 proof. See my review on the 91 proof version of Chattanooga’s whiskey to read more about it.īut whereas the 91 proof bottling used a Solera method of blending, The Cask Strength version dumps out 8-12 barrels, unfiltered, to make up their small batch. Being a “High Malt” meant that the mashbill has a higher percentage of malted barley in the mix, like Honey Malt and Caramel Malt. Last year in the summer, they achieved their goal and began to bottle their new “High Malt” series of bourbon for a large release among many states in the South. They had a gameplan from the start to source some bourbon (MGP) to get their name out there and sold it under the “1816” label while their own distillate came of age (see my review of an Alabama Bicentennial Single Barrel of 1816). Their distillery is huge, beautiful and state of the art. Cask 111 ProofĬhattanooga Distillery is one of those craft distilleries that went about their operations early on with a fierce devotion to making it big. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Certainly worth a visit if you enjoy bourbon whiskey and/or distilleries.*Bourbon Culture is reader-supported. This is an interesting tour and they produce good bourbon. The Cask Strength was very smooth and flavorful, but had a strong oak flavor due to not being diluted. I purchased a bottle of the 1816 Reserve which is 90 proof and brought to proof by the addition of water. Most were very watered down and could have used more bourbon in them. I'm more of a bourbon on an ice cube kind of guy, but I enjoyed several of the cocktail flavors. The tasting was conducted at a very nice bar in the back and in addition to their two bourbons, we tasted several cocktails. This is a nano distillery, so the tour did not take very long, but it was interesting and informative. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and obtained any answers she did not already know. We enjoyed an intimate tour and were able to ask a lot of questions. Having completed the bourbon trail tour in Kentucky and visiting the Jack Daniels and George Dickel distilleries, we are always interested in visiting distilleries and tasting their products.
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