MICHTERS WHISKEY SOUR MASH 86PF 750ML

APPEARANCE: Honey hue with copper or amber around the edge. Beads up in medium-width slow beads.
NOSE: Very candied aromas, fruity with orange and apricot, but at the same time chewy—caramel, nougat—with some floral notes in attendance.
PALATE: While the official take (Michter’s own) on the sensation is that it starts out as sweet and Bourbon-like and turns to spicy rye notes, we tasted the same things, but in the opposite direction. Begins with a lot of mouth tingle, sort of like menthol lozenge that greets you with a big spicy presence and then becomes candy-like with sparkles of fruit (cherry and orange) and honey. A touch of water reveals even more fruit.
FINISH: Becomes more savory as it starts to tale off with incidental sweet-fruit explosions.