Honey, vanilla and smoke – as I suppose one would expect from rum aged Islay.
I’ve been wanting to try this for a while and I’m at Whiskey Kitchen in Raleigh, North Carolina and they have it here. I can’t get it at home and it really wasn’t very expensive.
The smoke is edging up on too much, but the underlying flavors are just delightful. I’m really glad I got a chance to try this.
As I’ve said before, I hate Belgian beer. Which is weird given that it’s considered by many to be the best beer in the world. But there’s something about the open fermentation style that makes me physically ill.
But I do love a Kriek, and more generally a lambic. So on my annual pilgrimage to Brussels I always try to have a lambic that I have not tried before.
The De Ranke Kriek is tart and crisp like a fresh cherry. As it should be. And it’s one I haven’t had before.
On my usual scale of forty bottles of RingBoRee, this scores a 31.
Also I wish I’d gotten the smaller bottle so I could have tried something else rather than filling up on this.
As you may have gathered, I got a whiskey advent calendar for 2023. I am still not through it. The main reason for that is that it’s heavy on American whiskeys, and I have come to the conclusion that I hate American whiskeys. The reason is very simple – corn tastes like gummy bears and corn chips, and doesn’t belong in whiskeys. So each American whiskey I come across, while I try to say something intelligent about its flavors and aromas, they all smell and taste like gummy bears and cleaning sprays.
I have said what I have said.
Lots of cherry with a hint of rye spices. Not getting the smoked. Dried fruit and nuts.
Silkie: the Legendary Dark Silkie Irish. Peaty. (Weird.. it’s Irish)
Smoky/peaty flavors. Maybe some dark chocolate hiding in there somewhere? But mostly peat.
Breckenridge port cask finish whiskey.
A bit of that rye spice, with dried fruit and aromas (raisin?) and a hint of the port lurking in there.
Slight red/ruby tint in the color.
Filey Bay (UK) Flagship single malt
Pale straw color. Honey and hay/grass in the nose. Floral.
First taste – honey and maybe something nutty? It’s very subtle.
Opens up with lots of butter and herbals. Very nice.
Black Button distillery pre-prohibition style bourbon.
So much corn in the nose. (guessed bourbon before I looked).
Softer flavors than many bourbons. Vanilla, butter, spices. Very hot finish.
Burnished/amber color. Nutty and fruity nose. Peaches?
Long sweet finish with honey and butter notes. Dried fruit flavors – apricot maybe?
USA. I think I’ve had this before.
Caramel apples in the nose.
Tons of pepper in the first sip. (is this a rye?) More tropical fruit and grass as it opens up.
Gold/amber color.
