Stranahan’s Blue Peak Assessment – The Whiskey Jug

The Stranahan’s Blue Peak is one thing they have been engaged on after I toured the Stranahan’s Distillery a few years in the past. Rob eluded to a brand new challenge and the way they have been Soleras and another experiments. I figured every part he was speaking about can be for Snowflake releases, however I figured flawed.

Blue Peak is a brand new(ish) addition to the Stranahan’s core and joins the Authentic Stranahan’s and Sherry Cask Stranahan’s within the lineup. To make it they begin with 4-year-old whiskey which then goes into certainly one of their giant oak foeders for “ending”. Although, I suppose it’s extra correct to say that occurs in reverse. The matured and completed whiskey is bottled after which extra 4-year-old single malt is added to the foeder… I believe you get the thought.

Let’s get to drinkin’

Stranahan’s Blue Peak – Particulars and Tasting Notes

Whiskey Particulars

Non-Chill Filtered | Pure Colour

Fashion: Single Malt (American)
Area: Colorado, USA
Distiller: Stranahan’s

Mash Invoice: 100% Malted Barley
Cask: New Charred Oak (#3), Solera Foeder
Age: 4+ Years
ABV: 43%

Stranahan’s Blue Peak Value: $45*

Associated Whiskey

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
Stranahan’s Sherry Cask
Stranahan’s Diamond Peak
Stranahan’s Sherry Cask 008
Del Bac Basic Single Malt

Stranahan’s Blue Peak Tasting Notes

EYE
Amber honey

NOSE
Dried orchard fruit, malt, banana chips, vanilla cream, cocoa, cream soda and a few taffy sweetness.

Smooth, heat and candy, it’s a really approachable aroma.

PALATE
Dried orchard fruit, cocoa, banana chips, oak, malt, vanilla cream, cream soda and a few spice and nuts.

Type of a banana milkshake factor happening… an oaky banana milkshake.

FINISH
Medium -> Banana chips, oak, nuts and a few spice and cocoa.

BALANCE, BODY and FEEL
Good steadiness, medium physique and a barely oily really feel.

Stranahan’s Blue Peak – General Ideas and Rating

Earlier than we hit the wrap-up for the Blue Peak I’ve to take a second to say that I LOVE the brand new bottles with the flat again and spherical entrance. They’re the right whisky bottle. The brand new labeling is fairly nice too. Their up to date design route throughout simply seems incredible. Although once we flip our consideration to the whiskey within the Blue Peak bottle I’ve to say… it’s good.

It is a enjoyable, tasty, whiskey. It’s a contact banana heavy, however not in a cloying or chemically method and there’s a nice malty, barely chocolaty, sweetness that builds because it opens and it brings the oak profile with it. It’s lacking a little bit of depth, a little bit of richness to completely take it to the following stage, nevertheless it’s shut. If I formally gave out .25s, the Stranahan’s Blue Peak would a 3.75. Regardless, cocktails or neat, I’m going to get pleasure from ingesting this one.

SCORE: 3.5/5 (tasty, value testing ~ B | 83-86)

*Disclosure: The bottle for this American Single Malt evaluation was graciously despatched to me by the corporate with out obligation. The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my very own.