May 2017: Blind Tasting Results

Number of members present: 17

Blind #A: N – Hay, tobacco, apricot, almond, vanilla, toffee, and floral.
P – Mouthcoating honey, maple, citrus, caramel, and walnut.
F – Medium/Long – Somewhat dry with honey and floral notes.
Blind #B: N – Very sweet. Brown sugar, light maple, pecan, oak, cherries, and caramel.
P – Many guesses that it is a bourbon finished in Rum casks….. Brown sugar, clove, walnut, leather, cola, and some interesting rye spice that some caught.
F – Medium – Again with the brown sugar, walnut, clove, leather, and cherry.
Blind #C: N – Dry. Old dusty oak, leather, pipe tobacco, cedar, cinnamon and floral.
P – Old dry oak, cherry, walnut, slight maple, rose petal, and vanilla.
F – Medium/long – Old oak, cherry syrup, canned pecan, and cocoa.
BlindAvg Score
A82.5
B85.5
C86.3

BlindRevealNameDetails
AEvan Williams 12 YearBottled in 2016

Age: 12 years

Proof: 101

MSRP: $119
BEvan Williams 15 Year Japan release

Age: 15 years

Proof: 101

MSRP: $225
CEvan Williams 23 Year Age: 15 years

Proof: 107

MSRP: $285