Smooth Ambler Old Scout "Corn Whiskey" Party Source Private bottling
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:32 am
From the Party Source website:
Here it is, the long awaited so-called corn whiskey from Smooth Ambler's Old Scout label, selected by The Party Source from a single barrel and bottled uncut and unfiltered. Never has a traditionally styled corn whiskey been so treated (props to my pal Chip Tate at Balcones, who has for some time now bottled his superb barrel proof blue corn whiskey, True Blue). Distilled at DSP-IN-1 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, this rates as the finest traditional corn whiskey I've ever had. It is beautifully balanced, with scrumptious oak seasoning and shading overlying a sweet and pure core of grain, notes of vanilla and wood spice, and a savory, patient finish. The mouthfeel is wonderful, too, a ripe and fulsome caress again nicely balanced between corn grain and oak stave, making it hard to put the bottle down. It's best with water; the full strength dram exhibits elevated tannin, and splash of water really ties it all together. It is of unknown age, but tastes perfectly matured for this style of whiskey. I should like to beat the drum a bit for American corn whiskey, long overshadowed by it's more famous—typically more flavorsome—cousin. (That would be Bourbon.) We are pleased and honored to offer it to you, dear whiskey drinker. -Jay Erisman
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Here it is, the long awaited so-called corn whiskey from Smooth Ambler's Old Scout label, selected by The Party Source from a single barrel and bottled uncut and unfiltered. Never has a traditionally styled corn whiskey been so treated (props to my pal Chip Tate at Balcones, who has for some time now bottled his superb barrel proof blue corn whiskey, True Blue). Distilled at DSP-IN-1 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, this rates as the finest traditional corn whiskey I've ever had. It is beautifully balanced, with scrumptious oak seasoning and shading overlying a sweet and pure core of grain, notes of vanilla and wood spice, and a savory, patient finish. The mouthfeel is wonderful, too, a ripe and fulsome caress again nicely balanced between corn grain and oak stave, making it hard to put the bottle down. It's best with water; the full strength dram exhibits elevated tannin, and splash of water really ties it all together. It is of unknown age, but tastes perfectly matured for this style of whiskey. I should like to beat the drum a bit for American corn whiskey, long overshadowed by it's more famous—typically more flavorsome—cousin. (That would be Bourbon.) We are pleased and honored to offer it to you, dear whiskey drinker. -Jay Erisman
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[img]http://www.onlinehumidor.com/forum/gallery/15_09_07_14_6_36_52.jpg[/img]