McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Batch No. W08-01 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Batch No. W08-01

Added on Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 at 08:02 PM

Bottler:

Clear Creek

Age:	3 yrs	Type:	American
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	42.50 %	Region:	Oregon
Price:	$47	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Peat-malted barley brough in from Scotland, aged in sherry barrels and air-dried Oregon oak. Jim Murray has written effusive reviews of this whiskey and essentially considers it just short of mind-blowing. The Society didn't quite agree with Jim -- some of the peat-heads in the group sung its praises highly, while others were less impressed.

Batch No. W08-01, Bottled 3/10/08

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

Nose: Peat n' smoke Palate: Clean, peat with some sugar, followed by smoke and iodine. Finish: Long with some emerging campfire notes. Overall: It walks the line and I struggled to decide which side I was on. I decided to like it.