Silken, smooth or easy aren’t the right words. Even though they take second stage to the sweeter notes it’s some buttered popcorn and a warm bourbon like character that wrap up the whole package nice and neat. Botanical and herbal characteristics come in close behind and make a strong showing.

The alcohol is a bit high on the nose and can sting a bit, but it’s to be expected with this kind of a spirit.Ĭaramel comes first with some vanilla keeping it company. Under the herbaceous coating is a strong caramel backbone that is accompanied by buttered popcorn and butterscotch. Pine needles and gin botanicals are right upfront and come as a bit of a surprise. Mash bill: 79% Corn Neutral Spirits and 21% Barley Spirits WhipperSnapper Oregon Spirit Whiskey Review It’s not a daily drinker, it’s not something I’d grab when in the mood for what I consider a traditional whisk(e)y, but all in all pretty decent for a spirit whiskey. These flavors create a nice balance between the sweet and the savory while fending off a lot of the grain alcohol characteristics. The closest thing I could liken it to is sucking on a Werther’s while sipping on some high quality gin after downing a big glass of bourbon. The herbal and botanical notes that remind me of Gin along with some caramel and vanilla that remind me of bourbon. Overall this is a unique and interesting whiskey. What part contributes to the grain neutral spirits to make that 80 – 95% I don’t know but seems like it must be all of the corn and some of the barley with some flavoring whiskey included in the barley. The final blending is 79% Corn Neutral Spirits and 21% Barley Spirits. The bottle also goes on tell us how after the grains are meticulously milled they go through a pot distillation process and the distillate is then placed in barrels for months or years where it gets a chance to mature. The bottle boasts that this Hi-Falutin’ whiskey is entirely hand made without the use of computers or robots. The WhipperSnapper Oregon Spirit Whiskey is that whiskey and this is it’s review. I also mentioned in that review I had a favorite spirit whiskey that had yet to be reviewed. Whippersnapper is a spirit whiskey and, if you remember from the Kansas Clean Distilled Whiskey Review, to be considered a spirit whiskey the beverage in question must have a grain neutral spirit content of more than 80% but less than 95%.

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