By Richard Thomas
Score: B
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Following the sale of Angel’s Envy to Bacardi in 2015, it was solely a matter of time earlier than co-founder Wes Henderson departed and began over once more. Along with the acquisition of the Kentucky Citadel resort, that new begin has now been made within the from of True Story Whiskey. The brand new firm, and its bourbon, follows a path already lengthy acquainted to Henderson: purchase a provide of high quality sourced bourbon and put an fascinating and complimentary end on it.
On this occasion, Henderson and his crew (together with a lot of his circle of relatives) has acquired some 5 to 6 yr previous bourbon from an undisclosed supply and completed it in White Moscatel casks for six months. From its begin, I described Angel’s Envy as “my life story in a bottle,” as a result of at time I used to be a Kentucky boy residing in Portugal. That private true story continues, as a result of in Portugal Moscatel is made in Setubal, due south of Lisbon. These casks come from a spot even nearer to the place I used to dwell than the ruby Port pipes utilized in making Angel’s Envy. It’s bottled at 90 proof.
The Bourbon
The coloring of the pour is so gentle amber that it borders on trying like golden raisins. I discovered the nostril a mix of boozy fruit cocktail and musty previous wooden, plus a touch of nutmeg. The flavour profile presents brown sugar syrup and vanilla, accented by cinnamon and a rising word of nutmeg, that fulls rounds issues out by the point one reaches the bottom of the palate. That rolls proper off the palate, nevertheless, because the end opened with cinnamon and sandalwood, earlier than turning to the identical musty previous wooden from the nostril.
The Profile
Count on to pay $55 to choose up this stable, jet black bottle.
