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Heaven Hill Distillery Evan Williams 2001 (9 year old) Single Barrel 43.3% Bourbon Whiskey
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ABV:
43.3
Bottle size:
70cl
Primary Cask:
American oak
Tasting notes
Chris Goodrum (Gauntleys)
Barrel 802
Dist: Oct 2001 Btl: Apr 2011
Tasted: Feb 2012
The nose is full on creamy toffee. The oak surges onward with a wave of spice followed by some high toned rye in its wake giving the nose a touch of austerity. Mind, however hard it tries to balance out the toffee’d oak and corn it is on a hiding to nothing I fear! Nestled in amoungst this is a slightly manurey note but that cream toffee character is ever present and unfortunately it lacks the crisp focus of the 2000 vintage.
The palate opens with some soft and fluffy corn, and again plenty of cream toffee. Bitter oak and rye does come through on the middle, making for a rather abrupt, austere and woody conclusion. In saying that it has a lovely spiciness though as well as hints of violets, earth and spicy marc-like notes in the after taste. Unfortunately this bottling is nowhere near as complex and interesting as the 2000 vintage.
Dist: Oct 2001 Btl: Apr 2011
Tasted: Feb 2012
The nose is full on creamy toffee. The oak surges onward with a wave of spice followed by some high toned rye in its wake giving the nose a touch of austerity. Mind, however hard it tries to balance out the toffee’d oak and corn it is on a hiding to nothing I fear! Nestled in amoungst this is a slightly manurey note but that cream toffee character is ever present and unfortunately it lacks the crisp focus of the 2000 vintage.
The palate opens with some soft and fluffy corn, and again plenty of cream toffee. Bitter oak and rye does come through on the middle, making for a rather abrupt, austere and woody conclusion. In saying that it has a lovely spiciness though as well as hints of violets, earth and spicy marc-like notes in the after taste. Unfortunately this bottling is nowhere near as complex and interesting as the 2000 vintage.
