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Whiskey Review #2
Tonight I had a drink of Hudson's Four Grain Bourbon. This was another gift. It is a fairly unique bourbon because it is one of the few not made in Kentucky. Hudson's is based out of NY, and they make a few different kinds of whiskey. The four grain qualifies as a bourbon, but also has wheat, rye and malted barley in the recipe. It checks in at 92 proof.
Hudson's four grain is light on the nose, not very distinctive. The taste is immediately sweet, somewhere between caramel and vanilla, but not necessarily distinctive between the two. The finish has a little bit of spice and fire, but it is not too much.
Overall, I like the drink, but I'm not sure I would buy this one in the store. Hudson's makes 375 ml bottles (normal is 750 ml), but they price the 375 ml competitively with other 750 ml. It is a good bourbon, nothing offensive, but it doesn't do enough for me to make it twice as good as a competitor.
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