Kentucky meets Mexico and the results are great.
Stella McCartney and the Macallan Just Dropped a New Whiskey and Glassware CollectionMichter's Newest Whiskeys Pay Tribute to the Distillery's Hooch History--and They're Almost GoneEdition, an anejo matured for a year in 10-year-old barrels from the Islay distillery known for producing heavily peated scotch.. “The idea of this release was to bring the rolling hills of Kentucky to Mexico, or Mexico to the rolling hills of Kentucky,” master distiller Carlos Camarena toldthis week.
Indeed, the rye influence comes across here, which is no surprise after so long in those new charred oak barrels. The nose opens up with a burst of honey and agave. The palate follows suit with these notes, along with black pepper, brown sugar, caramel, and some orange zest. The spice is present but not aggressive, which makes sense given that Knob Creek Rye is made from a mashbill of somewhere just over the legally required 51 percent rye, not a 95 percent rye like you might find fromcasks.
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