| #144 A. H. Hirsch 16 YO Reserve Straight Bourbon American | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This cost is what I found the likely shelf price for a 750ml bottle to be, based on an average of costs throughout the USA. Your price may differ significantly. This is not an advertisement of sale, this bottle is likely empty by now anyway Cost | $29000 |  | |||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The whisky's score as weighed against the cost of a bottle. Adj. Score | 00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Limited Avail. | No longer produced but still potentially available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ABV | 45% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tasting # 162: A H Hirsch Single Barrel 16 (06-AUG-2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | I got to participate in a great Bourbon tasting in early July. There will ultimately be four new Bourbons listed, including our current offering of  A H Hrisch, but I'll be intermixing them with other tastings. Variety being spicy and all that. A.H.H. is particularly interesting because it comes from a closed bourbon distillery that is slowly selling off its stock, which is entirely composed of 16 year old Bourbon that is no longer aging. While it was tasty, the rarity has driven the price up to triple digits, making this more of a collectors item than a sought after taste experience. You can probably find this one at some specialty shops with labels of “Closed Distillery!” and a duly marked up price tag. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Smell | A touch of sour apple and apple vinegar. Lots of citris and some sweets=> oranges, vanilla, lemon, some light honey. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste | Very potent, but it manages a smoothness and warmth that are just slightly overwhelmed by the alcohol levels. Some water brings out apples and oak in the opening. Mocha and cinnamon appear at the top and it fades through vanilla, authentic maple syrup and tons of light corn. A good smoky finish with a bit of bitter coffee, more raisins, oak with a slight edge and vanilla. A nicely complex change from your everyday bourbon, this has a wonderful warmth, good solid feel and some really nice flavors that push this into the low 70s. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasting Score | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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