Old Fitzgerald Very Special Tasting notes and reviews
Old Fitzgerald Very Special
- Brand
- Old Fitzgerald
- Expression
- Very Special
- Type
- American Whiskey ~ Bourbon
- Abv
- 45.00%
- Produced at
- Stitzel-Weller Distillery (Closed 1991)
- Region
- Kentucky
- Availability
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| United Kingdom | ||
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Old Fitzgerald Gold Label 3cl Sample | £3.15 |
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Old Fitzgerald 1849 | £23.95 |
Martine Nouet
80- Nose
- Restrained at first. Creamy and fruity. Stewed apricots in vanilla and spices. Milk chocolate. Slowly reveals its complexity.
- Palate
- Round, unctuous at start, then becoming sherbety, somewhat fizzy. Lots of dried fruit. Liquorice. A kentuckied cognac?
- Finish
- Long, drying, spicy (coriander, ginger) with a slight astringence. Touch of passion fruit.
- Comment
- Surprising. Seems subdued at first, then shines through when oxygenated.
Dave Broom
85- Nose
- Soft and very gentle. Peanut brittle, sloe berry. Orange Pekoe tea, privet blossom, dry spices, caramelised orange. Subtle and balanced.
- Palate
- A slow soft start. Sweet tobacco. Ripe black fruits. Orange peel. Long and generous.
- Finish
- Long and sweet.
- Comment
- The softest and least in-yer-face. Just a slow steady flow of flavour. Recommended.
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