Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection 6 Years Old Zinfandel Aged

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 67 by Dave Broom and Dominic Roskrow.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Deep and quite autumnal. Plenty of dark chocolate and bramble like fruit. Orange peel and thick toffee. This dominates the nose making it the sweetest so far. Palate Maraschino along with some anise. Concentrated mid-palate showing a lightly bitter edge but balanced by the huge. Cooked black fruits. Water though exposes the oak. Finish Chocolate. Comment Has blunt charm rather than complexity. A dancing bear, but don’t give it any water.

Dominic Roskrow Nose Tangerine, traces of cocoa powder. Palate Acerbic. Lots of oak, a touch of cocoa. Softens quickly. Finish Moves on rapidly leaving a trace of fruit. Comment A traffic light whiskey:rampant red nose, cautious amber body, and green for gone on the finish.