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| Bottling Name | Very Olde St. Nick | | Bottled By | Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ltd. Bardstown,KY | | Type | Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | | Alcohol content | 81.2 Proof | | Availability | US: Not Available Japan: Available Duty Free: Not Available Europe: Not Available | | Age | 12 | | Views (since 20080612) | 17532 | | Bottling Info | |
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Review from spun_cookie (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1212, Created:20080729184001) | Purchased at: | Japan | | Purchased for: | 31 | | Info on this bottle: | 9yr rye | | Nose: | Rye first, then vanilla, oak, leather, soft mint and orange spice
Over 305 min the rye nose dininishes some and the vanilla and soft citrus tones are more prominent, but not dominent | | Taste: | Big vanilla, then rye, leather and Very faint citrus. As it rolls around in my mouth he rye just abuses everythything else | | Finish: | Heavy with rye and cloves with a dampened vanilla. Overall very short finish that plays some light oak and leather. Soem mint comes through over the finish and there is a light burn at 15-20 seconds | | Overall: | I expected more from this finish. It pretty much just finished with rye. Everything else just bounces around the rye and then dies. The cloves would be the dominent second that is trying to get free, but cannot. |
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Review from bourbonguyjapan (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 1068, Created:20080414172519, Updated:20080414172840) | Purchased at: | Japan | | Purchased for: | 31 | | Info on this bottle: | standard | | Nose: | Lots of wood in the nose. | | Taste: | A lit bit of rye, some wood and a subtle tea taste. | | Finish: | Medium finish that goes into a dry tannin taste. | | Overall: | A rather light bourbon. |
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Review from TNbourbon (BourbonEnthusiast Review ID 225, Created:20050725181057) | Purchased at: | Japan (trade with a Japanese friend) | | Purchased for: | 1 bottle of Stagg | | Info on this bottle: | "Very Olde Original Family Recipe"; Cask Lot No. AJ1 | | Proof Of this Bottle: | 90 | | Nose: | A hint of orange/tangerine citrus is forward, matching the tangerine-peel color, but rich, giving a marmalade-treacle sense. Vanilla underneath. | | Taste: | Light on the tongue, with the citrus first sense quickly giving way to young leather. But the slight bitterness of the leather quickly reverts back to a tangerine-y sweetness. Interesting how quickly the taste sensations progress. The citrus is the main sense but for that brief, tannic middle. | | Finish: | Not short, but so light it seems almost a trick of memory. Very citric, which seems to be the theme here. Refreshingly cool. | | Overall: | If you like oranges, orange-peel candy, tangerines, this baby's for you. Citrus is its watchword. If Florida made bourbon, this would be it! It has a lightness of being that nevertheless makes its presence known. Not prototype bourbon, but uniquely memorable. This seems like summer bourbon, so I may have to finish the bottle before November. Not a "Wow!", but a "Hmmm."
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