Brandy

Rhine Hall Oak Aged Brandy

  • October 20th, 2023

My Notes

This Oak Aged Apple Brandy is produced in a small distillery the old fashioned way. Aged in kentucky barrels for upwards of 12 months, this has a slight young spirit taste to it. The oak rounds out the overwhelming apple flavor a bit with some nice woodsy notes.

The taste on the palette is baked apple pie, cinnamon and some woody oak. The finish is immaculate, closing my eyes i feel like i just ate a nice natural apple saucue or a slice of pie. The juicy parts between the apples.

I have been mixing this lately into an apple old fashioned with homemade apple syrup. It adds a subtle flavor apple to any drink. For a brandy, this is a bit on the expensive side, but for a craft apple brandy with some oak age on it, its worth the price.

Details

  • Price: $60
  • Categories: Brandy, Midwest
  • Color: Light Gold
  • Smell: Baked apples, baking spices, apple sauce
  • Taste: young spirit, apple, slight oak, cinnamon
  • Finish: baked apple pie, cinnamon, apple sauce
  • Mashbill: 100% apples
  • Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
  • Age: 12 Months
  • Distillery: Rhine Hall
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
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How to Taste
With your whiskey at room temperature, put the glass near your nose and close your eyes and inhale. What do you smell? Drink a sip, just enough to cover your tounge and swish it around front, left and right. then down the hatch. What do you taste? If it burns a little, maybe try to add a couple drops of water. Otherwise, try again - usually after the initial burn, you may get some of the flavors you are looking for.