Brian’s George Dickel #12 Tennessee Whisky Review:
23-February-2020
GEORGE DICKEL #12 TENNESSEE WHISKY REVIEW:
George Dickel #12 Tennessee Whisky is simple and sweet with some interesting aromas and flavors. It offers an easy finish as well. At under $25 (USD) it is easy to understand why many choose to make this juice their daily pour. Still, it might be worthwhile to check our Whiskeys by Price post for other options near this price point.
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GEORGE DICKEL #12 TENNESSEE WHISKY VITAL STATS:
– Category: Tennessee Whiskey
– Region: Tullahoma Tennessee, USA
– Distillery: Cascade Hollow Distilling Company
– Mash Bill: 84% corn, 8% rye, 8% malted barley
– Barrel Char: #4
– Barrel entry proof: unpublished
– Age: unpublished
– Chilled and sugar maple charcoal filtered
– ABV: 45% (90 Proof)
– Price: $22.95 USD in Idaho
Learn more at https://georgedickel.com/
ENJOYMENT METHOD:
For the evaluation, I shared the juice neat from Glencairn glasses with my daughter and fellow Whiskey for the Ages reviewer Hannah.
Check out her review for this bourbon here!
NOSE:
Light alcohol greets the nose then gives way to a faint potpourri of fruit blossoms, roasted sweet corn and faint fresh citrus. I also get an unusual, but in no way unpleasant medicinal element. There is a little pepper in there as well but sweetness rules, coming in waves of light vanilla, simple syrup, brown sugar, and candied honey. As I finish nosing, faint toasted almonds hidden in hazy barrel char fade in and out.
PALATE:
The waft alcohol sensed on the nose offers a simple warming bite. This is a corn dominate juice, with just a hint of indistinguishable non-sweet fruit (possibly figs). Its black pepper spiciness is nearly dominated by the sweetness of brown sugared cinnamon, light vanilla, and maple syrup, all of which blends nicely with smokey barrel char and dry oakiness. The slightly strange savory element detected on the nose becomes more apparent and I taste a funky multi-vitamin-like powder. In the end this is a nice, simple pour.
Balance, Body, Feel, and Look:
George Dickel #12 is definitely different than the bourbons I am more accustom to, but not so different I would consider it unusual. The juice is blended well, but in the sense most aromas and flavors are muted and a bit challenging to define. In my mouth it is mellow and creamy but offers a bit of a bite (which I like). In the Glencairn there is no apparent crown, allowing the juice to return in sheets and thin legs to the red-highlighted tawny colored pool.
FINISH:
George Dickel #12 Tennessee Whisky offers a short warm finish of clean faint citrus. The sweetness sensed on the nose and in the mouth doesn’t hang around long either as it gives way to the simple smokiness of barrel char and dry old oak in the empty Glencairn.
MY RATING: 80/100
Will I seek out this whiskey in the future? Yes
But it won’t be a must have in the bunker.
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