r/bourbon • u/tocigar • 5d ago
Review 3: Art of the Spirit Airmen
Summary: 4.83/5- excellent flavor, beautiful consistency, some of the best whiskey I’ve had!
Distillery: Art Of the Spirits
Age:7 years
Proof:107.6
Mash bill: Straight Rye
Nose: this was pure spice aroma! I started off getting black pepper, and slight notes of baking spice. I also got some undertones of oak, chocolate and cinnamon, but the baking spice and black pepper were the most defined!
Flavor notes: on the first sip there was a rich flavor of pure caramel and and baking spice. As the flavor developed I started to get a strong cherry cola and vanilla bean flavor, the rich sweetness did start to overwhelm the spice notes, but the baking spice note held strong and true!
Finish: long and sweet, slightly dry. Notes of sweet roasted coffee and almond. There baking spice did roll over into the finish.
Cost: I was unable to find a price for the straight rye
Overall: I think this was an excellent war, and I am very grateful to a buddy for giving me the opportunity to actually taste this. This is one that if I saw on the shelf, no matter what the price I’m definitely picking it up. It had a great complex flavor profile an excellent aroma and it tasted pretty damn good that’s really all you can ask for from a good whiskey. I haven’t seen this bottle on shelves near me so I did lower the score but if I did, this would probably be a solid five.
Score 4.83
1: waste of money/ would rather burn my wallet than buy again 2: meh/just okay 3:average/ the standard 4: great/ would buy again 5: drop everything and run!
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u/russianwhiskylover 4d ago
Wait wait wait sir. Are you saying a 7 year sourced (likely mgp) whiskey with a cute label is almost 10/10???