Review: Crafthouse Cocktails Coffee Old Fashioned
Review is a American whisky. ABV: 51.2 proof.
Tasting Notes
Nose
This definitely has the coffee smell. Heavy coffee. It smells less like an Old Fashioned and more like an espresso martini. I dont mind that. I like the smell of coffee. But this is supposed to be an old fashioned, and I dont smell whiskey in the slightest. It smells like a just-finished mug of coffee when you stick your snoot inside looking for the last few drops.
Palate
I really wanted to like this because of the apparent integrity and pedigree of the company and those who founded it. Also, it would make the first pre-made cocktail that I enjoyed. But this tastes off, somehow, to me. As much as I wish it did taste like an Old Fashioned, it does not. To me, it tastes like coffee that someone snuck whiskey into and then you wandered away from your mug and allowed it to get cold. Maybe if you like a boozy iced coffee (try drinking this over ice at first like they recommend) this is totally your jam. But this just tastes sort of stale and old to me. Nutrition experts like to say that frozen or canned veggies are just as good or even better than fresh. I feel like the same sort of preservation methods just dont work well for cocktails for me. I want them fres
Finish
Comments: Latest On The Whiskey Wash A blend of 25-year-old whiskeys from Traverse City Whiskey Co., bitters from Chicagos Dark Matter Coffee, and spices and cacao from Chicago and Mexico-based Sleep Walk Chocolateria; 51
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