Brian’s Tincup Whiskey Review:
reviewed 16-January-2020
TINCUP WHISKEY REVIEW:
My daughter and fellow reviewer asked me about Tincup Whiskey sometime ago, but it just wasn’t on my radar. On a recent trip to the liquor store, a patron was asking the manager about it and he asked me if I had tried it. I told him I would post a review soon and bought a bottle. I am happy to report, if a bottle is found in your store, buy, Buy, BUY with confidence! This whiskey is one of the freshest drams I’ve ever enjoyed.
TINCUP WHISKEY VITAL STATS:
– Category: Blended Whiskey using sourced bourbon and single malt whiskey
– Region: Denver, CO, USA
– Distiller/Blender: Jess Graber, Tin Cup Founder
*“High rye” bourbon, distilled and aged in Indiana, is blended with a small amount of Colorado single malt whiskey then cut with Rocky Mountain water
– Mash Bill: unpublished percentages of corn, rye, and malted barley
– Barrel Char: #3
– Barrel entry proof: unpublished
– Age: Minimum 4 years
– ABV: 42% (84 Proof)
– No batch or bottle number identifiers
– Price: $29.95 USD in Idaho
*Learn more at https://tincupwhiskey.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 whiskey here!
NOSE:
Tincup Whiskey has a pleasant aroma. It starts dry, with little to no alcohol, then sends light fruit blossoms and a mixture of new apples and the aroma of fresh picked ripe strawberries still in the pail to the nose. There is an element of fresh but undefined citrus and ripe pineapple rind in the dram as well. The only spices I sense are faint cinnamon and light sweet vanilla which allow wafts of apple pastry or pie drift in and out. Tincup’s sweetness is of simple syrup, buttery caramel, and orange blossom honey. There is no wood (maybe faint pecans) in the full Glencairn, but I really like its fresh, simple and gentle aromas.
PALATE:
When brought to the lips, Tincup Whiskey treats the mouth with a bite, and a little burn before it settles to warm the tongue and the throat between each sip. The potpourri of dried fruit blossoms sensed on the nose are enhanced with a bit of mint and fruits of dried plump Goji berries and canned Mandarin oranges add a fresh element of acidic citrus zest. Its spices of black and white pepper and rye are bold and nearly overshadow the sweetness of simple syrup and buttery caramel. Tincup is simple and yet intense as its toasted wood, barrel spice, and seasoned oak began to assert themselves.
Balance, Body, Feel and Look:
Tincup Whiskey is fresh and clean on the palate. When held in the the mouth, it is smooth and pleasant but when swished and swallowed it it has a gritty tickle. Still, it is well blended and balanced. In the Glencairn the juice provides a nice inverted crown of clinging droplets which fall quickly back into the chestnut sherry colored pool.
FINISH:
Tincup Whiskey has a long and lingering finish. It goes down warm on the tongue and throat and fades away with an essence of roasted corn mixed with citrus zest, pepper, rye and seasoned wood. As Glencairn is emptied, fresh cut old oak wafts to pacify the nose.
MY RATING: 88/100
Will I seek out this whiskey in the future? Yes
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