Iron Mountain Whisky Club
  • Home
  • By-Laws
  • Membership
  • Club Bottles
  • Photos
  • Tastings
  • Members Only
  • Club News
  • Contact Us
  • Links
  • Calendar

Six and Twenty Distillery- Greeneville, SC 8/25/22

5/1/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
     Another long break from tasting notes and I'm at it again. This round was from a trip I made to Greenville, SC. It's a beautiful place to visit. We did some riding in the hills and on the Swamp Rabbit Trail. There are all kinds of outdoor activities in and around the town too. 
     The distillery, Six and Twenty, is on the west side of town in a strip that includes a bar, a coffee shop and a chocolate retailer. It's a nice afternoon stop after a morning ride. 
​
Here is what I tasted:

*Old Money Whiskey  Wheat Whiskey    3 yrs Am. Oak 40% ABV
     -smelled vanilla oak, citrusy
     -tasted bourbon oak sweet (like Sugar Smacks)
     -trailed quickly pepper
     -w/water smelled sweeter orange/lemon
     -tasted lighter vanilla with more citrus
     This was a light, sweet wheat whiskey. 
​

Picture
Picture
*Carolina Roja Whiskey     40% ABV
                  Aged in P.X. barrels
     -Smelled grape/sweet fruit w/tinge vanilla
     -tasted lighter oak w/slight sweet fruit
        -trailed peppery very quickly with sherry aftertaste
    -w/water smelled sherry! sweet fruit/cherry
         -tasted light oak with tinges sweet oak
          -trailed quickly with no bitterness
     This whiskey is no longer in their lineup. I guess the Pedro Jimenez barrels were expensive. 

*Heirloom Rye Vodka 40% ABV
     -smelled very rye (What else, right?)
     -tasted rye oak bitter with short oak aftertaste
     -with water smelled citrusy rye
     -tasted wood/light rye almost pine scent
​     I like this vodka enough that I bought a bottle. Usually I am not a vodka drinker but this one will make a nice drink. 
Picture
Picture
*5-Grain Bourbon     45% ABV
     -smelled rye, citrus, light fruit almost orange sherbet
     -tasted oak pepper/rye with lemon cookie
     -with water smelled cinnamon orange
     -tasted orange/citrus with light oak almost no pepper
     Surprising bourbon. This is the mash bill right from the website: Grain Bill: Corn, Soft Red Winter Wheat, Barley, Black Seashore Rye, and Carolina Gold Rice
That explains the sweetness,
     This distillery was a nice visit while we were in Greenville. 
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    JM is a long standing member of the Iron Mountain Whiskey Club. 

    Archives

    September 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    April 2012
    February 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Whisky

    RSS Feed