2023 ER17, WLW, GTS, THH
2023 Eagle Rare 17yr (19yr) 101° Nose: Sweet, inviting nose that radiates a light brightness – my mind seems to see a small banquet with a sense of refinedness and eloquence. The back offers some more decadent flavors of brown sugar with some cinnamon. The nose seems endless – a long tunnel of sweet, darker flavor that goes on. Palate: A front-end richness intermingled with oak and a slight bit of complimentary bitterness to intrigue the palate. Sweetness follows with more bitterness that feels intoxicating to the tastebuds. A slight note of grassiness comes – making me think of looking up on an Autumn day into a single green leaf that remains while the others all seem to have changed to the time. The heat profile is a little more subdued compared to other past ER17 expressions – which surprised me... but what it lacked in heat, it offered in balance and depth of an ER17 that I don’t recall las...