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This whiskey review features High West American Prairie Bourbon finished in Tawny Port barrels selected by K&L Wine Merchants in Hollywood, California. This cask strength blend of 3 bourbon whiskeys receives well over a year long finish in a tawny port barrel, similar to the High West Midwinter Night's Dram Rye whiskey. #WhiskeyTube #Bourbon #WhiskeyTube #Bourbon #RyeWhiskey
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Hey guys, and welcome to yet another whiskey review, but I think you're gonna like this one
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So at first glance, this just looks like a regular bottle of High West Whiskey, their American Prairie Bourbon
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But you may have noticed this red stamp right here that says Barrel Select, and this is also higher proof
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This is 49.3% alcohol. This is a single barrel select from K&L Wine and Spirits, which is a local place near me in Hollywood
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Which, by the way, if you're from the Los Angeles area, it's such a great spot
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I check their website all the time. They always get really cool limited release stuff in stocks
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So check them out if you're in the area. But yeah, I have tried lots of High West products
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My favorite would be their Midwinner's Night Dram, which I've only tried that twice
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It's a really popular one that comes out around the holidays. It's a high-proof rye, and it's finished in port barrels
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So that's why I picked this one up. So normally, their American Prairie Bourbon, it's a blend of different bourbons
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but the single barrel select program they can actually pick ones that have been finished in
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other barrels. So K&L is a genius and they realize that this is finished in the same port barrels
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that the Midwinter's Night Dram is finished in. The only difference is this is bourbon versus rye
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So the actual spirit that's in the American Prairie is a blend of three different bourbons. The first
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of which is a two bourbon sourced from Indiana and then it has a six and a 13 Kentucky bourbon in it as well So I think it cool that they blending a bunch of different whiskeys Blending whiskey can create an amazing bottle and I have a feeling that what we going to get out of this one
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So I have not tried this yet. It is still sealed, as you can tell. So I figured I would uncork it and try it live for the first time for you guys
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Oh yeah, you can, right off the bat, you can smell the fruitiness of this. So I brought this box. Hopefully this makes it a little better to see
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I have a strong feeling that I'm going to knock this over before the end of the video. We're going to go for it
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Nice. Very clean pour. So at first glance, you can see this is a good bit darker than your regular bourbon
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Even though there is a 13-year-old whiskey in there, it's probably not dark because of that
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It's dark because of the port barrels that it's finished in. So let's give it a nose
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So unlike when I smelled it directly from the bottle right away, I'm not picking up on as many of the fruity notes
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They're still there. but there's this really wonderful full like woody oak note that you know is typical of bourbon
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obviously but something about this it comes across instead of just being astringent it comes across
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as very smooth it's like a caramelized wood I know my descriptions sometimes don't make sense
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but they're the first thing that pops into my mind so hopefully it helps you it almost comes
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across as Irish whiskey it the nose on it is a lot of that sweet like shortbread kind of cookie
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note. I love Irish whiskey. Red Breast is one of my favorite whiskies out there. So it's
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interesting that this kind of has some of those similar notes and it could be from the port finishing It actually very reminiscent of like a Manhattan that has sweet vermouth in it That actually it smells like straight up like a Manhattan If you had a really good Manhattan
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with the vermouth and the cherry, this is what this smells like. And like Irish whiskey, it has
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a very dessert-y note to it. It's like almost like a creme brulee or something like that
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So let's give it a taste and see if it holds up to this wonderful nose
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that is a good bourbon like i said i haven't had that many finished american whiskeys but
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what i like about this is you're not overwhelmed with the fruitiness or like a whininess of it
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it still tastes like a bourbon but instead of the typical vanilla caramel and oak notes you get on
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bourbon you're getting a lot more fruity sweet notes it makes it more of a well-rounded flavor
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Usually bourbons, when I say they're well-rounded, I mean that they're not overpowered with a certain note, whether it be the oak or the sweetness
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You know, they're very well-balanced between the main typical things you get from bourbon
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But this adds another layer, but doesn't make it overly complicated. It's complex, but in a way that it's just a really enjoyable experience the whole way through
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Now, the mouthfeel itself isn't, you know, overly viscous, if that's the word
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This is technically higher proof than the regular one, but it's still, you know, right under 100 proof
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So it's not quite as full of a mouthfeel as you would get from the higher barrel proofs cask strength whiskey But this is really good and actually it not as expensive as you would think i actually got this for only 55 dollars which a lot of times high west products are
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very expensive i've noticed that like 55 dollars is actually a great price for one of their products
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especially you know a barrel select that's a little different than the traditional bottling
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of it and you get such a complex blend of different whiskeys at different ages that kind of balance
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each other out plus it's finished in a port barrel so i cannot think of another bourbon in
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the $50 to $60 price range. That's this high proof and finished. I know Bell Mead has a few. I'll have
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to check the proof on those. I love Bell Mead's products and this reminds me a lot of them. So
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I'd be curious to try them side by side. I don't currently have any of them. I just usually have tried them at tastings. But this, if you like Bell Mead products, definitely pick this up. This is a
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really interesting take on the finished bourbon. I love that the guys and girls at K&L picked
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something so interesting that's different than the standard American Prairie. I have not gotten a
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store pick from K&L that I didn't like. I actually have a bottle of their Elijah Craig I may do a
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review on eventually. So great job K&L with this pick. Cheers. So thank you guys so much for watching
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this review. I love making these whiskey reviews. Hopefully you're enjoying them a bit too. If you
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like this video, make sure to leave me a thumbs up and check out my other whiskey reviews. I've
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put a playlist together on my channel, so check that out. Until next time, drink good whiskey
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and I'll see you next video. Cheers
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