Thanksgiving at Myra's 11/27/2014

The "Orphans' Dinner" Tasting

     Myra so graciously opens her home on Thanksgiving every year to those of us not spending it with family. This year was another wonderful gathering. Everyone brought a delicious plate and we all stuffed ourselves and told stories. Better than Alice's Restaurant! Of course we didn't have to get rid of a van full of garbage and there were no arrests. 
     Todd acquired a bottle of Kavalan at Total Wine, a Taiwanese whisky, and a little one of Amrut Fusion in addition to the Palm Ridge Reserve Rye. We tasted those. Here is what I tasted:

*Kavalan Whisky   43% ABV No Age Statement  Taiwanese
     (bottling date: 10/7/2014)
     -smelled cinnamon caramel - maybe some sherry
     -tasted immediately sweet on the tongue
     -went peppery quickly
     -trailed light sweet oak
     -with water smelled lightly floral
     -tasted peppery oak - no sweet
     -trailed oaky
     Water got rid of the sweetness.

*Palm Ridge Rye   50% ABV
     -smelled cereal grain sweet cinnamon
     -smelled almost hot oatmeal with brown sugar
     -tasted rye peppery with sweet in the middle
     -trailed oak with no bitterness
     -with water smelled floral/oatmeal/rye
     -tasted light rye bread
     -trailed oak/rye with almost a pine wood
     I like rye bread! This is the nicest rye whisky I have tasted yet. It is not like others.

*Amrut Fusion  50% ABV
     -smelled light sweet floral
     -tasted peaty/dry wood
     -trailed sour/bitter wood
     -with water smelled faintly of peat smoke
     -tasted very sour peaty
     -finished bitter smoke/wood
     -tasted like a piece of wood in my mouth
     After a few minutes it turned sour with little flavor other than smoke. Not good.