Reviews for a Midwinter Nights Dram Act 5
As is tradition I got a bottle of this year's A Midwinter Nights Dram, specifically Act 7 Scene 4. I liked the new deed though it seemed to exist getting mixed feedback online with a fair number of folks pining for the older releases. I tend to that it's about 50-fifty when folks complain about how older whiskey was ameliorate. Sometimes the whiskey has gotten younger and worse for it merely other times I think they are just looking dorsum with rose colored glasses.
Anyways I set out to do a blind tasting of some newer and older MWNDs and was able to scrounge up samples of Acts two, five and 6 to blind taste against Deed 7. I recorded it and posted it to Instagram before sitting downwards the next twenty-four hours(yesterday) to write this version and spend a bit more than time with each sample.
Act 2.four Scene 1048
Age: half-dozen year MGP and 16 year Barton
Abv: 98.vi proof
Mashbill:
- 95/5 rye/malted barley (MGP)
- lxxx/10/10 rye/corn/malted barley (Barton)
Neat
Nose: Rye spice, rich herbal and subtler dark fruit notes
Gustatory modality: Spicy and herbal with rye spice, herbs including a distinct but non overwhelming dill note and a bit of sugariness. Great mouthfeel for the proof.
End: Very long, warm and sweet with a clear port influence and rich dark fruit and holiday spice notes that gets a little also spicy at the end for me.
7 - a peachy whiskey I'd gild at a bar
Act v Scene 8
Historic period: NAS
Abv: 98.half dozen proof
Mashbill:
- 95/5 rye/malted barley (MGP)
- 53/37/10 rye/corn/malted barley (Barton)
- 80/ten/10 rye/corn/malted barley (Barton)
Cracking
Olfactory organ: Warm spice, rye bread, ruby and vanilla notes.
Taste: Sugariness dark fruit, herbal(no clear dill note but peradventure a hint?) and warm spice notes with a hint of something else sweet. The mouthfeel is solid but not as prissy as the Human action 2.
Stop: Medium to long finish with more cherry and warm spice. Also gets a footling too hot right at the cease like the Act two.
8 - an excellent bottle I'd like to have at home
Act six Scene 4
Age: NAS years
Abv: 98.6 proof
Mashbill:
- 95/5 rye/malted barley (MGP)
- 80/20 rye/malted rye (High West)
- 53/37/10 rye/corn/malted barley (Barton)
- lxxx/ten/ten rye/corn/malted barley (Barton)
Neat
Olfactory organ: Warm and sweet with cherry, vanilla, warm spice and herbal notes
Taste: Herbaceous then sweetness with herbal notes, sweet cherry and a touch spice. Great mouthfeel but still not quite Human activity 2 level though a step upwardly from Act 5.
Finish: Very long, sweetness and lightly spicy with more than cherry and baking spice notes. No heat flare from two or 5.
9 - a favorite I always endeavor to go on on my shelf
Act 7 Scene 4
Historic period: NAS years
Abv: 98.half dozen proof
Mashbill:
- 95/5 rye/malted barley (MGP)
- eighty/20 rye/malted rye from (Loftier W)
Neat
Olfactory organ: Rye spice, dark fruit and vanilla notes
Taste: Warm and fruity with rye spice, cherry and vanilla notes. The mouthfeel is on par with Human activity half dozen.
Cease: Warm, sticky and sweet with crimson syrup and warm spice notes.
viii - an excellent canteen I'd like to have at dwelling house
Conclusion
These were all great! I feel pretty justified in my old reviews of Act 6 and Act 5 now also. The older Acts(ii and 5) were much more than traditional MGP/Barton ye with a lot of herbal notes and a petty more heat. The more contempo releases were definitely sweeter and fruitier which was great for me. Overall 6 was the clear winner and 2 was the articulate loser with 5 getting a slight nod over 7.
I am going to keep buying these for the foreseeable future since they are trending upwards on average for me. I do hope they smash downwardly a groovy ratio of their distillate to sourced stuff instead of radically changing it each year and lean in a little more than on the port finishing fourth dimension to hopefully go closer to replicating my favorite Loftier West of all fourth dimension.
TL;DR: MWND is expert; half dozen>5>vii>2 for me; more port finish is more than my fashion
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Source: https://atxbourbon.com/2019/11/21/Review-160-163-High-West-AMidwinter-Nights-Dram-Acts-2-5-6-and-7/
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