If I stated this whiskey was made in Kentucky by one Wardell Stephen Curry, you in all probability wouldn’t bat an eye fixed. Some outdated timer, amirite? But when I clarified that that’s the total identify of Golden State Warriors MVP Steph Curry, effectively, perhaps you’d perk up a bit.
Gentleman’s Minimize is one other in a protracted line of celebribooze choices, nevertheless it’s not with out some quantity of road cred. Made by the Boone County Distilling Co. (aka Sport Changer Distillery), which makes its personal eponymous whiskey line, this can be a Kentucky straight bourbon constituted of a mash of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% barley, and aged 5 to seven years earlier than bottling (although no formal age assertion is obtainable). Notice that whereas older Boone County whiskeys have been sourced from MGP, this whiskey is fully distilled in home.
Let’s see if Steph is at good at making whiskey as he’s at hitting three-pointers.
Boldly toasty, this whiskey straddles the road between old fashioned distilling and craft whiskeydom, with a ton of char up high that provides the nostril a boldly peppery character. Properly-toasted grains, burnt popcorn, and a little bit of barbecue smoke evoke the frontier pretty clearly. The palate is thankfully a bit softer, with some graham cracker, honey, and light-weight coconut notes all swirled into the equation. A barely doughy physique pairs pretty effectively with the extra overt charry, peppery notes, tempering the underlying warmth — however solely to an extent. I suspected the whiskey may profit from water and certain sufficient it solely takes a few drops for issues to coalesce. (I’d have launched this at 86 proof as an alternative of 90, however what do I do know?) That tiny splash of water softens the tougher, frontier-driven edges of the whiskey and makes room for a lighter slick of sandalwood, a bolder coconut character, and a lingering hazelnut high quality on the end.
After attempting it once more straight from the bottle, I wouldn’t drink it every other approach.
90 proof.
B / $80 / gentlemanscutbourbon.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
Gentleman’s Minimize Bourbon
$80
