Review #: 144
Description: Pursuit Series Episode 019
Spirit: Bourbon
Background: Pursuit Series is the Single Barrel brand created from Bourbon Pursuit Podcast creators, Kenny Coleman and Ryan Cecil, with each release being a new “episode.” Episode 019 is a 10 year old bourbon distilled by George Dickel and bottled at cask strength without filtration.
Distillery – Cascade Hollow
Bottler – Pursuit Spirits
Brand – Pursuit Series
Selection – N/A
ABV – 56%
Age – 10 Years
Nose – Musty corn, brownie, chalky vitamin, sour butterscotch, clove
Taste – Creamy caramel and chocolate, orange, a bit tannic and more chalky vitamin but not tons
Finish – Heat starts to rise, a bit hot and dry tannins, leather and spicy cinnamon.
Score: 5
Would I buy a bottle? No
Thoughts: This was actually my first taste of Dickel, and I totally get the vitamin note. To me, this was little more like Tums than Flintstone, but I didn’t mind it too much. There were some nice notes in there and the taste was good, but the oak was a little much and the finish a bit dull. It was fine but I don’t think worth the cost in my eyes.