Old Scout American Whiskey
49.5% ABV
$30-$40
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What the Producer Might Say
NOTE: This product has been discontinued; the below information is from multiple other sources
Old Scout American Whiskey includes a blend of 9 year old bourbon (distilled by MGP; their “high rye” mashbill with 36% rye) and a Tennessee whiskey made from a bourbon mash, which was aged for 5 years in re-charred, ex-bourbon barrels. Due to the use of non-virgin oak casks, this is not and can’t be labeled as “bourbon”.
What Gary Says
Nose: Honey, vanilla cream, caramel corn, soft oak, vitamin notes, a hint of butterscotch.
Palate: Sweet with honey and cinnamon, a pepper bite with a sharp mineral note before a bit of caramel.
Finish: Moderate in length, drying with caramel and vitamins.
Comments: The Tennessee whiskey (almost certainly Dickel) is more prominent on the palate than the nose, but present everywhere. As this isn’t a bourbon due to the used cooperage, it is more muted. Not sure how much of the blend is 5 yr Dickel, but as prominent as it is – one take away for me is that you REALLY need new oak to tamp that vitamin/mineral note down. Unless you like that sorta thing, in which case this might be right up your alley.