Review #: 342
Description: George Dickel 15 Year Single Barrel: Mission Liquors
Spirit: Bourbon
Background: After the OB, now we have a Single Barrel selection by Mission Liquors in California. Again, I’ve heard accounts of these being “Barrel Proof” but I have also heard the opposite, so I’m not going to make a statement either way. This one comes in bottled at 42.2% ABV so definitely on the lower end of things.
Distillery – Cascade Hollow
Bottler – Cascade Hollow
Brand – George Dickel
Selection – Mission Liquors
ABV – 42.2%
Age – 15 Years
Nose – Like the Milam and Greene versus the OB at 13 years, this is definitely richer and creamier; butterscotch, sweet caramel, grape jelly, touch of oak that surrounds the other notes
Taste – Vanilla, butterscotch, cherry, slight burnt caramel, cream soda
Finish – A touch bitter with more of the oak coming in, light pepper and heat, tart cherry
Score: 6
Would I buy a bottle? Yes, value still there and better than the generic single barrel
Thoughts: This was definitely an improvement. Richer and more balanced, the age was still there but balanced with more butteriness from the distillate. Just felt a tad weak though at the 42%.