I picked this up while I was attending Hashiconf 2023 in San Francisco from Total Wine for about $32. This was the 2nd local whiskey that I tried, the other being Treecraft American Whiskey; I didn’t take any notes on it, but it was a decent pour. Also, the Marquis Marriott in San Francisco has High West Midwinter’s Night Dram, which is relatively rare to find and the View Lounge on the 39th floor is a great place to sip on it.
Properties
- 90 proof
- Distilled in Sonoma County, California
Appearance
- Nice legs
- Medium amber
Nose
- Apple
- Hints of pine and dill
- Astringent
Mouth
- Stronger dill
- Oak
- Thin, yet oily
- Lack of “rye spice”
Many people routinely find notes of dill or licorice in rye whiskeys, but I rarely do. On those that I have found these notes, it has so far been relatively evenly split between positive and negative. In this situation, I don’t find much appeal in the dill notes, especially since there are not many other flavors in the profile.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Dustin Dortch 