Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.
The 2018 release of WhistlePig’s Boss Hog is named for Mauve, one of the WhistlePig Farm pigs that was the soulmate of Mortimer, who was honored with the 2014 edition of Boss Hog. Mauve loved apples, so Master Distiller Dave Pickerell finished this rye whiskey in Calvados casks. The nose has notes of baked apples, nutmeg, muted rye spices, vanilla, and a touch of rising bread dough. The taste is mouth-coating, vibrant, and explodes with a great complexity. Spices, apples, and dried fruits start off separately, then come together to form an apple pie sweetness that is subtle and elegant. The finish is amazingly long with gently fading spices and hints of apple pie, nutmeg, and honey. Wow! (September, 2018)
The 2018 release of WhistlePig’s Boss Hog is named for Mauve, one of the WhistlePig Farm pigs that was the soulmate of Mortimer, who was honored with the 2014 edition of Boss Hog. Mauve loved apples, so Master Distiller Dave Pickerell finished this rye whiskey in Calvados casks. The nose has notes of baked apples, nutmeg, muted rye spices, vanilla, and a touch of rising bread dough. The taste is mouth-coating, vibrant, and explodes with a great complexity. Spices, apples, and dried fruits start off separately, then come together to form an apple pie sweetness that is subtle and elegant. The finish is amazingly long with gently fading spices and hints of apple pie, nutmeg, and honey. Wow! (September, 2018)
