Few Spirits Bourbon Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Few Spirits Bourbon

Added on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 07:27 PM

Bottler:

Few Spirits

Age:	N/A	Type:	American
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Bourbon
ABV:	46.50 %	Region:	Illinois
Price:	$45	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Member Ratings and Notes

Sku

Nose: Smells like gin, botanical with juniper notes.

Palate: Raw and woody. Very typical of young craft whiskeys aged in small barrels, lots of fresh wood, some wood and spice notes and a lot of that gin/juniper.

Finish: Fresh wood and spice.

Adam

I love craft distillers. They're a rare breed that requires a combination of passion, science, art, entrepreneurship, and a little craziness. What they are about to do for the American whiskey scene is fantastic... presuming enough of these guys stay afloat long enough for it to happen.

That's why I always hesitate to post a not-great review for new craft distillers. Especially for this product, which shows a lot of promise.

Alas, it's my enjoyment of the product that's being discussed here, so... it's hard to drink a lot of.

The nose is young, thin, pine and vanilla. Hints of clove and cedar. New make scents, but not off-putting like they often can be. Palate is nice, and pretty tasty initially. It's as advertised by the nose, and the newness is present but not bad...

...until after a couple minutes. Then it's very much just a young craft sprit that's hard to drink much of, but shows great potential. Spiritous, alcoholy flavors intensify in the finish in a way that's disagreeable and hard to return to.

Andy

n: Well, that's new. I'm not sure I know what to compare this to so I'll use my imagination: an old boot dipped in discarded kodak chemicals. You get where I'm going anyhow.

p: Wet hay bale, perhaps with a bit of mold growing within. Decay. Points for uniqueness I suppose but it's a taste you have to be prepared for.

D/D+

Fuji

Sandal wood, teak and varnish. Weak and weird.

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