Hot barbecue smoke layers the tongue followed by earthy baked potatoe notes. Smoky bacon flavours then fold into bonfire night food flavours with a sort of islay whisky edge. Complex stuff that begs for Bloody Marys. Keep this one at room temeperature. Bold moves from the house of Chase. Big thumbs up.
Thick rose and lemon notes on the opening followed closely by delicate turkish delight and faint arabian spice. The finish is thick and full with heaps of rose and strawberry on the finish with a sweet yet comfortably strong bite. Cracking for cocktails and begs for champagne. Serve from the fridge to get the very best from this one.
The drier variant in Carpano's vermouth range contains the herbaceous Dittany of Crete. With citric and apple notes, this is a classic cocktail ingredient.
Straight Rye Whiskey
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 45% / 90 Proof
A good quality straight rye American whiskey with a 51% Rye, 45% Corn, 4% Malted Barley mashbill, at 90 US proof (45%) this works well as a sipping whiskey and has enough punch to make its presence felt in Manhattan or Sazerac cocktails.
Ezra Brooks has a long association with Heaven Hill distillery, going back to the early 1990s