Assessment: Sagamore Spirit Sherry End

Scorching on the heels of their pleasing Rum Cask End, Maryland’s Sagamore Spirit Distillery is out with one other addition to their Reserve Collection line, and it positive sounds tailormade for the vacation season. The distillery first launched a Pedro Ximenez sherry-finished rye whiskey as a way more restricted Distillery Unique method again in 2019, and the constructive response impressed the parents at Sagamore to extend its manufacturing for an additional future launch. Now that wait is over. This newest Sherry End is a mix of four-year-old straight rye whiskey that has spent an extra 18 months ending in 132 gallon PX sherry barrels. Let’s dig in.

The nostril is bursting with dried berries and citrus, orange marmalade, and a vibrant rye spice. Regardless of the dryer excessive tones, there’s a juicy texture to this aroma that builds because it opens with plump raisin and fig notes. The palate is silky with extra daring, sherried notes: a surfeit of darkish fruits — dried and jellied — together with a little bit of milk chocolate and orange candies. It’s fairly an expressive whisky, well-spiced but in addition well-rounded. The warming end sees a lot of the larger fruit notes subside, giving technique to extra cocoa powder and gentle rye spice. A becoming hearth dram, particularly throughout the holidays.

106 proof.

A- / $79 / sagamorespirit.com [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]

Sagamore Spirit Sherry End

$79

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Drew Beard

Drew Beard is Assistant Editor and Social Media Supervisor for Drinkhacker. He has studied and written about beer, whisk(e)y, and different spirits since he first began ingesting them, incomes a number of booze-related benefit badges alongside the best way, together with Licensed Specialist in Spirits and Govt Bourbon Steward. A recovering Federal authorities worker, he’s comfortable to have lastly discovered a profession the place it’s acceptable to drink on the job.