← George Dickel
George Dickel No. 12
- Age
- 8 years
- ABV
- 45%
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Medium amber with warm golden tones; fuller colour than the No. 8 from longer aging
- Nose
- Rich honey, candy corn, vanilla, butter, oak, and a touch of smoke. More developed and richer than No. 8 with deeper caramel and oak notes
- Palate
- Honey-dipped candy corn quality with rich oak, vanilla, butter, and smoke. Higher proof (90) brings more intensity and flavour depth. The Dickel grain character (a slight hay/mineral note) is a distinctive house style marker
- Finish
- Medium finish with oak, vanilla, butter, and lingering honey sweetness. More persistent than No. 8 with a satisfying warmth
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 — Dickel chill method)
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