Dickel’s well-priced, top-shelf Bottled in Bond launch has change into an annual affair, now in its fourth version. For 2 of the primary three years, the BiB bottling has been a 13 yr previous, as it’s as soon as once more for 2022. Dickel’s 2020 is the lone outlier, a whiskey distilled in fall 2008 and bottled at 11 years of age. Properly, for 2022, right here’s the twist: This bottling was additionally distilled in fall 2008 however has aged for two additional years. Should you’re fortunate sufficient to nonetheless have a number of the 2020 available (I don’t), you’re in for a enjoyable comparative deal with to see the identical season’s juice at two totally different age ranges.
With that as prologue, let’s take a look at this bonded launch by itself deserves.
Nutty and fruit-forward on the nostril, that is an exuberant expression of Dickel that feels nearly festive from the beginning. Gingerbread and brandied cherries present pretty aromatics, shifting into notes of mint and roasted walnuts earlier than permitting a contact of well-charred wooden into the combination. The palate’s bought all this and extra, that includes a stronger spice factor — mint plus a bolder ginger factor, a touch of licorice, dusky baking chocolate, a ending notice of peanut brittle and — ultimately — that basic Dickel notice of dill. The dill takes its time to indicate its face, however as soon as it hits you, it sticks round nearly eternally. Not in a foul method.
Taking a look at my older evaluation, I see loads of the identical notes as within the 11 yr previous (and loads of new ones), however extra nuance and extra maturity on the entire. There’s additionally actually much less of a country popcorn character right here, which the 2020 launch noticed as outstanding, and easily rather more pleasure from begin to end. All advised, one other massive winner from Dickel.
100 proof.
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George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey Bottled in Bond 13 Years Previous (2022)
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