![]() ![]() ![]() It says so in the name so you know what you’re getting and it definitely delivers on that promise. ![]() The High West 14 Year Old Light Whiskey is… light. Not well balanced with that butterscotch flavor weighing so heavily. Short flare out of butterscotch, peanuts, buttered popcorn and clove heavy spice. There’s an alcohol pop that comes and goes while drinking it. The Butterscotch completely dominates though.īutterscotch again dominates followed by light notes of toffee, vanilla, grain and a bit of spice like white pepper, clove and cayenne accompanied by a peanut quality before heading into the finish. That butterscotch is followed by airy notes of vanilla, popsicle sticks (arts & crafts style) and a whiff of citrus, Milk Duds and cream soda. Price: $100* – Gift Shop Only High West 14 Year Old Light Whiskey Reviewīutterscotch bomb! This reminds me a bit of old Sunny Brook, Bourbon de Luxe or certain VOSN releases with how much butterscotch comes rolling out first. I’ve only had one other light whiskey before, which I was “meh” about, so I was incredibly excited to see how this one turned out. They tasted it, thought it was interesting and shipped the barrels back to Utah where they were dumped and bottled to create the High West 14 Year Old Light Whiskey. We all know that High West is a prolific blender of Bourbons and Ryes and on one of their trips to the MGP warehouses they came across 100 barrels of this light whiskey that had been sitting in refill barrels for 14+ years. This is not to be confused with Neutral Grain Spirit (Everclear) or Vodka which gets distilled to 95%+ ABV. is distilled to <80% ABV when it comes off the still. Light Whiskey is a TTB designation that refers to a grain spirit distilled to the point of being 80-95% ABV before going into the barrel. High West 14 Year Old Light Whiskey… what the hell is that? If that was the first thought through your mind then allow me to shed a bit of light on the dram at hand. ![]()
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