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Rye bread, pepper, tobacco, coffee, more spicy than sweet.

A great bourbon! With half a teaspoon of water at one dram you can really get something out of him.

I usually put quite some water in my whiskey. Even with 40-46%ABV. This one is way higher and doesn't need it. Remarkable whiskey it is!

Update: tried another batch - can be different, not consistent, 85 Like the aroma but too oaky and bitter on taste - 84

Noah’s Mill 57.15%. 3cl sample at home, Sep 2021. A dull, light-amber orange Aroma is ‘hot’ spiritous alcohol and resin up front, stinging the nose a bit to start. With air this settles down quickly – char, burnt petals, vaguely chocolatey, waxy orange peel. Not deep caramelised notes at all. Almost savoury in some ways – like seared chicken strips in a thin salsa. It reminds me a lot of Wild Turkey on the nose. Taste is surprisingly easy on the palate. Wow. This is 57%? No burn, hardly any alcohol showing up. Rich and dense. Thick ‘sweet’ impressions of orange and syrup, with drier floral and spicy rye and oak bringing up later, bringing a waxiness. Just the slightest ‘green-ness’ of rye – nothing distracting at all. Usually when I drink a high ABV (55% plus) bourbon I think, ‘Why? What’s the point?’. Not here. This carries its high strength as well as any other whiskey on the planet. This drinks beautifully at the ABV – I’m not sure I’ve had many whiskies that carry their strength more impressively. It’s one of those bourbons with balance between spice and sweet, which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Personally I prefer just a little less of the spice edge, but there’s no doubt this is good stuff. The price, at £70, is okay. Not a bargain, not extortionate. Just relatively fair for the quality. Compared to the price slapped on so many bourbons, it’s a relative bargain I suppose. 3.6/86 With a small drop of water and a wait: Possibly better depth on the palate. The loss of spiciness creates an impression of more ‘sweetness’, despite the loss in richness and density of flavour. Lots more char. Even more waxiness. The spice and ‘green-ness’ have subsided. The flavours are less focused on one point of attack and there’s a much better finish. Drinkability accelerates dangerously. I enjoy this about the same with and without a drop of water, but for different reasons. 3.6/86

Tobacco notes, brine, after a degree it seems that the aroma is a little closed, but promising!))

Wonderful aromas and thanks to the very well integrated alcohol, this bourbon can even be enjoyed pure. It is on par with the Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, which shows a lot of parallels and is also very intense and charged.

Uncomplicated, enjoyable bourbon. I think its strong point is its high strength, thanks to which the “standard” set of taste and aroma characteristics for most bourbons is perceived by the receptors much more interestingly.