Rabbit hole dareringer sherry cask bourbon review

• Distiller:

  Rabbit Hole

• Bottler:

  Rabbit Hole

• ABV:

  46.5%

• Age:

  NAS

• Price:

  $$$$$

Aggregated Reviews

• Raided Score: 86
• Publication: Breaking Bourbon
• Excerpt: While PX Sherry Cask finished bourbons can be over-the-top, Rabbit Hole manages to deliver a well-balanced experience that’s quite delicious. Dareringer is full of sweet fruit notes, but manages to hold to its bourbon base with flavors of caramel and oak weaving in and out.
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• Raided Score: 92
• Publication: Distiller
• Excerpt: On the palate, full-bodied, moderately sweet and appealingly spicy, massively and dangerously quaffable. Its subtlety belies its strength, and it's a total winner.
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• Raided Score: 87
• Publication: Whisky Advocate
• Excerpt: It finishes with dark fruit, menthol, licorice, roasted nuts, and plenty of oak. Takes water well.
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• Raided Score: 77
• Publication: Whiskey Consensus
• Excerpt: Adding in a touch of water or ice cube really helps release the flavors of this finished bourbon. I wanted more of a finish but the minimal dryness allowed me to continue sipping.
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• Raided Score: 90
• Publication: Whiskey Raiders
• Excerpt: With one caveat - you need to have a little bit of a sweet tooth - Rabbit Hole’s Dareringer is a well composed sherry finished bourbon.
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House Review

• Intro:

  Produced by Rabbit Hole in Kentucky and finished in PX Sherry casks, this finished bourbon release clocks in at 46.5% ABV with no age statement.

• Nose:

  Jammy and sweet on the nose, plenty of cocoa, clove and caramel to keep things balanced.

• Taste:

  Medium mouthfeel, some caramel, praline and plenty of juicy fruits. Cherry, blackberry, currant and a hint of peach, the PX is clear to find in the palate.

• Finish:

  Medium length finish, no heat, more PX goodness. Caramel, praline, jammy sweetness on the finish once more.

• Overall:

  With one caveat - you need to have a little bit of a sweet tooth - Rabbit Hole’s Dareringer is a well composed sherry finished bourbon. It’s not too sweet, it’s not artificial, and it manages the difficult job of balancing PX quite well.

• Score:

  6

• Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

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