According to the often reliable www.wikipedia.com, the Beam's Choice is usually bottled at 40%abv, or 80 proof if you like. This one is bottled at 90 proof, which makes for 45%abv. And not only that, it's also charcoal filtered. That's carbon filtering, isn't it? Must read up on stuff, really, but lets rather taste Whiskey. According to wikipedia this should also be bottled at 5yo, but the label states no age, so the plot maybe thickening, who knows? The color is nutty golden. It smells of shortbread, cupcakes, sugar, molasses, cognac, syrup, stewed onions, caramel, almost sickeningly sweet. Goes on with butterscotch and fried bananas. Some perfumy notes as well. The taste is peppery, ashes, sooth, burnt wood, black pepper, burnt rubber. All this aside, I find it slightly better than the original. The finish is short, on vanilla and sugar.
Well, certainly not boring: 3
Next tasting: Laphroaig Distillery
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