7 year old bourbon, barrel #456, 117.4 proof
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Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year old bourbon
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cadillac doc
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Cohim
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Re: Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year old bourbon
I got a buzz just opening the thread!!!
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Geereg
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Re: Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year old bourbon
I have drank this one neat a few times now. It has a nice, deep copper, somewhat red color. The nose has a lot of spice and leads me to believe that this is a high rye recipe. The palate also has spicy cinnamon, but moreso on the finish. A lot of burnt sugar with notes of cocoa, cherry, vanilla, oak and pipe tobacco. The back of the palate reveals a slight mint. It finishes very long.
Spoiler alert...of the 4 in this tasting, I prefer this one over the 10 year Bourbon and 8 year Rye. I think that this one will also hold up very well on the rocks and in a cocktail, but have not tried it yet.
This is pretty good stuff...super long finish!
Spoiler alert...of the 4 in this tasting, I prefer this one over the 10 year Bourbon and 8 year Rye. I think that this one will also hold up very well on the rocks and in a cocktail, but have not tried it yet.
This is pretty good stuff...super long finish!
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cadillac doc
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Re: Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year old bourbon
Neat, is drinkable more so than the "corn whiskey". Still hot, but the vanilla, caramel oakiness with the presumed higher rye mashbill spice presents a delicious albeit potent whiskey.
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An iceball dilutes the spirit gradually revealing chocolate and cherry notes that Greg also noted. The long finish also is appreciated. The is a really good sipper when diluted!
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Purist may not like this but I chose a Whiskey sour with egg white for the cocktail. Kudos to Chris McMillian's demo/recipe on youtube. This is the drink that will convert a NON bourbon drinker! It has everything.....sweet.....sour....bitter.....bourbon and all of its aspects, plus a homemade maraschino cherry.....a perfect drink for a summer afternoon.......or breakfast. YUMMY!
By the way the Old Scout 7 year old works really well here.
Cigar is a '97 Boli CG cab
nice day!
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An iceball dilutes the spirit gradually revealing chocolate and cherry notes that Greg also noted. The long finish also is appreciated. The is a really good sipper when diluted!
[img]http://www.onlinehumidor.com/forum/gallery/15_12_07_14_2_26_40.jpg[/img]
Purist may not like this but I chose a Whiskey sour with egg white for the cocktail. Kudos to Chris McMillian's demo/recipe on youtube. This is the drink that will convert a NON bourbon drinker! It has everything.....sweet.....sour....bitter.....bourbon and all of its aspects, plus a homemade maraschino cherry.....a perfect drink for a summer afternoon.......or breakfast. YUMMY!
By the way the Old Scout 7 year old works really well here.
Cigar is a '97 Boli CG cab
nice day!
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Cohim
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Re: Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year old bourbon
Can you be my friend? :cheers:
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KJND
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Re: Smooth Ambler Old Scout 7 year old bourbon
Very nice reviews to these bourbons/ryes along with stellar cigar pairings! I've read quite a few reviews favoring the 7 year to the 10 year.
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