American

Whiskey Review: Chicken Cock Chanticleer

10 /10

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Type: American

Whiskey Review is a American whisky. Our expert rating is 10/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

You can smell this in the glass before you put it to your nose. Warm and smooth oak, like a rick house on a warm day. With the nose above the glass, we get sweet notes of maple, pine, Cognac, red wine grapes, and some orange chocolate. After a beat there are more subtle notes of leather, honey, and alcohol.

Palate

Right out of the gate there is a nice punch of flavor. The first sip almost overwhelms the senses, and you must ride it out. It’s a great primer to revisit the whisky. With a second taste we are enveloped in Cognac sweetness, a dark complex sugar of fine wine. It molds to the tongue to bring out the sweetness we found in the nose. I found oak, cherries, semi-dark chocolate, and dates. The dry mouthfeel becomes a long finish, one of the longest I’ve had in a while. The aftertaste evolves beautifully the longer you let the whiskey evaporate off your palate. There is a warming of the chest without burning, and a lovely profile sitting on the back of the throat.

Finish

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