Stranahan's Colorado
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Review by @markjedi1
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- Brand: Stranahan's Colorado
- Type: American
- ABV: 47%
Stranahan is a bit special. They use four types of malt, hence making it not a bourbon, but rather a single malt. The distillery only fills about 40 barrels a week for maturation in the very hot climate of Colorado.
The nose is a surprise. Caramel, coffee and vanilla up front, followed suddenly by something very floral (violets) and a truckload of sweet fruit. Think melon, mandarin and banana. Syrup of cassis. Coconut milk. This is quite unique and very pleasant.
It is soft on the palate, lacking a real bite. Quite a bit of oak, despite having matured for only two years. Again very sweet and fruity. Banana liqueur. Elexir d’Anvers. A bit of menthol. Sweetened coffee. Unique, like I said.
The finish is medium long and spicy and leaves the mouth rather dry.
Wow, that was unusual, but definitely worth a try. Thanks, Casmasjien.
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What batch was this from? I recently visited stranahans on a trip to Denver and was able to taste batches 105 and 107. There was actually a decent amount variation but in a good way. There was a very pleasant coffee finish that came out with water on the batch 106 but on the 107 it wasn't there but I thought 107 was more balanced the whole way through. Just wanted to share and ask what batch you were able to taste. Great review and I definitely agree that stranahans is a very unique whiskey.