← George Dickel
George Dickel Classic No. 8
- Age
- 46 years
- ABV
- 40%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Light amber gold; the younger age and lower proof create a bright, approachable colour
- Nose
- Green apples, honey, cinnamon, caramel, and corn with light orchard fruit, sawdust, char, and herbal spice. Lighter and more delicate than the No. 12
- Palate
- Honey, apples, and corn along with apricots and rye-like spice. Light-bodied and smooth with the distinctive Dickel grain character. The chill-charcoal process creates a noticeably smooth, clean palate
- Finish
- Short to medium finish with gentle honey, corn sweetness, and fading spice. Clean and approachable — an easy-drinking Tennessee whisky
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- New American white oak barrels
- chill-filtered then charcoal mellowed (Lincoln County Process — chilled before mellowing per Dickel tradition)
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