GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey
(Nearest Green Distillery, TN)   100° proof
Maple charcoal filtered.

Aroma: Rich caramel, brown sugar, molasses, sweet vanilla, cream, honey, sweet corn, grain, roasted nuts, nutmeg, mint, cinnamon, apple tree.
Palate: Caramel, vanilla, honey, banana, green apple, light anise, mint, wintergreen, grain, walnut, clove, spices, black pepper, char, new oak barrel, oak, bourbon notes, creamy mouthfeel, buttery.
Finish: Fire-roasted nuts, light anise, mint, bitter herbs, clove, spice, pepper, black pepper, black tea, tannic, leather, oak, great.

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Keeper’s Heart Irish + Bourbon Whiskey
(O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co., MN)   92° proof
Irish grain & single pot still whiskies blended with American bourbon whiskey.

Aroma: Caramel, buttery, vanilla, nougat, honey, banana, orange, clove, leather, cognac cask, port barrel, oak tree, oak.
Palate: Caramel, vanilla, clover honey, cherry, grape, red apple, mint, clove, nutmeg, cardamom, black pepper, wood, pine, oak, oak barrel, nicely balanced, creamy.
Finish: Vanilla, nougat, honey, apricot, corn, clove, cinnamon, black pepper, bark, sherry, well balanced, clean, rich, tasty.

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West Bottoms Whiskey Co. Kansas City Whiskey
(MO)   94° proof
Blend of bourbon & rye whiskies.

Aroma: Caramel, butterscotch, toffee, vanilla, orange blossom honey, dried fruit, dark stone fruit, cinnamon, tree bark, woody, oak, soft.
Palate: Caramel, vanilla, nougat, honey, ripe banana, subtle cherry, red apple, orange zest, corn, wheat, rye, mint, clove, cinnamon, spicy, spices, pepper, black pepper, peat, burnt coal, new aged wood, oak, tasty, drink neat.
Finish: Caramel, honey, licorice, mint, grain, spice, black pepper, leather, sawed wood, oak, balanced, complex, tasty, smoothly elegant.

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Keeper’s Heart Irish + American Whiskey
(O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co., MN)   88° proof
Irish grain & single pot still whiskies blended with American rye whiskey.

Aroma: Caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, honey, bananas foster, green apple, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, spices, rye, peat, musty, oak barrel, oak.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, sugarcane, vanilla, honey, candied apple, citrus, grassy, anise, basil, cinnamon, rye, wheat, bread, oak, sherry, wine notes, zesty, flavorful.
Finish: Nougat, honey, vanilla, corn, sweet nuttiness, ginger, cinnamon, white pepper, black pepper, tannic, oaky, tasty, nice, soft, elegant.

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Cooperstown Select American Blended Whiskey
(Cooperstown Distilery, NY)   90° proof
Blend of locally grown corn, rye & barley whiskies.

Aroma: Nougat, dough, corn, rye, wheat, grain, cinnamon bark, black pepper, moonshine mash, leather, earthy, burnt wood, oak.
Palate: Caramel, nougat, cake, cream, vanilla, pot still grain, rye, wheat, walnut, herbal, cinnamon, nutmeg, spice, spicy, black pepper, peppery, leather, earthy, tannic, new barrel, cherry wood, oak dominated, tasty.
Finish: Apricot, lemon, citrus note, grain, clove, white peppercorn, spicy, black tea, tannic, leathery, new wood, oak, balanced.

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