Hirsch 22 Rye Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Hirsch 22 Rye

Added on Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 at 09:34 AM

Bottler:

Preiss Imports

Age:	22 yrs	Type:	American
Vintage:	1983	Subtype:	Rye
ABV:	46.50 %	Region:	Kentucky
Price:	$150	Availability:	Better Stores

This whisky was bottled for Preiss Imports by Buffalo Trace, who owns the fictitious business name "Hirsch Distillers" according to the Kentucky Secretary of State. The distillery that produced the whiskey is unknown. Note: The Hirsch Distillers name is owned in Missouri by a different bottler also used by Preiss Imports.

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Nose rushes over me with big vanilla, caramel and toffee, varied cereal grains with oats very prominent, corn, multigrain bread, and something earthy. Kinda smells like a granola bar. The palate: oh yes. Moderately sweet, and so "smooth" yet full of stuff -- chocolate, rich toffee, light varied spices, burnt caramel. This is a treat for sure! Finish continues the theme, becoming dryer and mildly chewy (note: let the wookie win). This does it all and does it all very well.

Sku

Nose: Great old rye notes, sandalwood, polished wood, pipe tobacco, chocolate.

Palate: Lots of that woody rye on the palate but the wood overwhelms the spice and gives it a bit of a dulled, wood note and some bitterness.

The finish is bitter with lots of wood.

This one starts out with a lot of promise, but there's just too much wood in there.

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