![]() This batch features intense notes on the nose of orange blossom honey, vanilla bean egg custard, chocolate mousse, a fleeting whiff of watermelon Jolly Rancher, and a long note of Italian Tiramisu with mascarpone cheese and ground chocolate covered espresso beans. The title for Cigar Blend batch #191 comes to us from contest winner David McAllistar, known as on Instagram. Rock on Good People! Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch #191: Rickhouse Rock This is a very unique expression of Cigar Blend with the intense orange, pastry, caramel malt, and almond notes. Reminiscent aromas of almond-flavored Spanish Turrones de Almendras nougats, Marzipan, sugar cookies with chocolate sprinkles, undercooked buttery pie dough, stewed apples, aromatic pipe tobacco, and oranges with cloves predominate on the finish. There is also a hint of sweet caramel-y barley malt, with sticky toffee pudding, caster sugar, and orange-glazed Madeleines. The name for Cigar Blend batch #190 aka “Let’s Get Rocked” comes to us from the whiskey YouTube channel hosted by contest winners Todd and Andy at 2TEN90, the home for all things related to Beer, Bourbon, and Rock & Roll! This batch has more balance between the sweet and the spice, hosting aromatic notes on the nose ranging from the doughy goodness of a classic Cinnabon roll and gooey cream cheese icing, orange cream soda, oatmeal raisin cookies, and buttery Southern Chess Pie. If ever there was a Cigar Blend batch to be good for the heart and soul, this is it! Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch #190: Let’s Get Rocked! ![]() The finish is long and sweet with a surprising appearance of brown baking spices and white pepper to balance out the sweetness. ![]() The palate follows through with autumn holiday pumpkin pie with frozen Cool Whip topping, Nutella, pears in thick syrup, toasted pecans, creamy caramel macchiato, and a whiff of sweet and smokey cigarillo notes to round things off. The name for Cigar Blend batch #189 aka “Aromatherapy” comes to us from Ted Tronson, known as on Instagram, and this batch has high proof therapeutic qualities in spades! The nose is sweet and rich with candied orange and lemony citron peels, cotton candy, white icing, and candied yams with caramelized marshmallows. Cigar Blend Bourbon Batch #189: Aromatherapy For enhanced enjoyment of each batch, Nancy recommends opening the bottle and taking a small pour off the neck in order to allow the bottle to aerate for an hour or more to fully appreciate the intensity and complexity of the dram. These batches are a blend of 9-year-old 36% MGP rye bourbon, 16-year-old Kentucky rye bourbon, and 20-year-old MGP 36% rye bourbon. The “With a Little Help from My Friends” batches continue here with tasting notes for Batches #189-194. The “With a Little Help from My Friends” Batches Continued…Īs mentioned in our previous blog post regarding Batches #183-188, Master Blender Nancy Fraley is very happy to be “back in the saddle again” and writing tasting notes for Jos.
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