Del Bac Distiller’s Cut Fall 2020
This whisky is an American Single malt from Del Bac a distillery based out of Tuscon Arizona. These folks at this distillery utilize a mesquite smoking process for their whisky as well as some different barrels for ageing. This limited edition was 798 bottles, and was aged for a period of time in ex-extra anejo tequila casks as well as ex-bourbon casks before being bottled at cask strength with no additives.
ABV: 57.25%
Nose: BBQ Smoke, Minerality, Vanilla, black pepper, Mesquite presence is heavy
Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, BBQ Smoke, Vanilla, Minerality, Black Pepper, Toasted Brown Sugar
Finish: Long finish, Minerality, Heavy BBQ Smoke, Black Pepper, good oak structure, Caramel
Rating: 7/10
Wow, I am impressed with this. The mesquite-smoked process is present and provides a great backbone for all the other flavors. Sharp minerality, Black Pepper, some faint sweetness from caramel and toasted brown sugar. This is pretty layered and balanced. What an impressive American Single Malt. The smoke here is hard to explain but less the ashy, rotten vegetation of peat and more along that classic Mesquite BBQ Beef smoke.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect