Uncle Nearest will possible be catching its breath for a bit in 2023 after their fast launch of latest releases to shut out 2022. We’ve already lined the trifecta of latest rye whiskey choices, the final of which was a single barrel distillery unique. As if to remind their adoring followers they hadn’t fully forgotten about whiskey of the non-rye selection, Uncle Nearest snuck in one other distillery unique single barrel (a Black Friday/Cyber Monday launch, no much less). Single Barrel Black Label Premium Whiskey, in contrast to the rye choices, has been distilled completely at Nearest Inexperienced Distillery in Shelbyville, Tennessee and bottled at barrel power. Let’s test it out.
Manufacturing specifics, as with most Uncle Nearest whiskeys, are considerably scarce, however with each a straight bourbon and straight Tennessee whiskey designation (and no age assertion on the bottle), we are able to presume this whiskey is at the very least 4 years previous and that it has been filtered via sugar maple charcoal. On the nostril, a few of that maple wooden affect reveals itself with a darkish, sugary sweetness and chocolaty barrel char. Nutty notes of praline and peanut brittle provide a pleasant distinction to extra decadent fudge and chewy caramel. Citrus and a little bit of cocktail cherry arrive with time in glass. The physique is wealthy and viscous, virtually syrupy. Notes of darkish brown sugar, pie spice, and fruit cobbler provide up loads of sweetness, however there’s additionally fairly a little bit of oak within the combine that builds with a burly depth throughout the palate. At barrel proof, this whiskey is surprisingly approachable, at the very least till the end arrives with a punchy, prickly heat accented by RedHots, espresso grounds, and drying oak. Plenty of spice and wooden linger, however a silky cushion of darkish caramels and black cherry present a gentle touchdown. This can be a single barrel product, so after all your mileage could differ, however it’s far and away one of the best from Uncle Nearest I’ve tasted up to now.
118 proof. Reviewed: Barrel #008.
A- / $79 / unclenearest.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Black Label Premium Whiskey
$79
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