← George Dickel
George Dickel Bourbon Aged 18 Years
- Age
- 18 years
- ABV
- 45%
- Introduced
- 2023
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Very deep amber to mahogany; the longest-aged Dickel expression with the richest colour in the entire range
- Nose
- Strong fruity nose — candy peaches, fresh green apple, cherry cough drop. Deep creme brulee and stone fruit from the long aging. Complex and evolved
- Palate
- Pronounced oak — semi-sweet and slightly drying. Tanned leather, drying tobacco leaves, and a touch of smoky depth. The 18 years of Tennessee aging create a remarkably mature and complex profile. Stone fruit, creme brulee, and leather dominate
- Finish
- Very long finish with leather, tobacco, oak, and stone fruit. Drying but not bitter. The most premium Dickel expression — demonstrating that Tennessee whisky can achieve bourbon-rivaling complexity at extreme age
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- New American white oak barrels
- chill-charcoal mellowed
- small-batch limited release. Mash bill: 84% corn
- 8% rye
- 8% malted barley
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