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Hogsworth

Hogsworth
Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac

Category: Blended Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 46.9%
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$50

Hogsworth
Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac

Category: Blended Whisky

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 46.9%
Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of red cherry and herbs, leather and tobacco, orange, clove, and dried apricot, and five spice and rancio with a round, vibrant, dry medium body and a warming, complex, medium-length finish evoking accents of dried and spiced red fruits, leather and cigar box, chocolate covered bitter orange peel, and strawberry twizzler. Fruity and grainy with rich chocolate and leathery, earthy tones; challenging to quantify on typicity, so let’s just go with delicious.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: red cherry and herbs, leather and tobacco, orange, clove, and dried apricot, and five spice and rancio
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of dried and spiced red fruits, leather and cigar box, chocolate covered bitter orange peel, and strawberry twizzler
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Fruity and grainy with rich chocolate and leathery, earthy tones; challenging to quantify on typicity, so let's just go with delicious.

The Producer

Bhakta Spirits

The Producer

Their Portfolio

98 Bhakta Spirits 1973 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.3% (France) $399.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 1979 Single Vintage Armagnac 54.9% (France) $339.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Pickerell Barrel No. 26 Islay Whisky Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.7% (France) $450.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 1990 Armagnac Cask Finished Jamaican Rum 62% (Jamaica) $500.00.
93 Bhakta Spirits 2013 Armagnac Cask-Finished Bourbon Whiskey 50.3% (USA) $149.00.
97 Bhakta Spirits 1964 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.1% (France) $579.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 1974 Single Vintage Armagnac 49% (France) $389.00.
93 Bhakta Spirits 1984 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.9% (France) $299.00.
94 Bhakta Spirits 1994 Single Vintage Armagnac 55% (France) $194.00.
93 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Jackie Barrel No. 27 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.3% (France) $450.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Rasputin Barrel No. 28 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 47.4% (France) $450.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old De Gaulle Barrel No. 29 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 48% (France) $450.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Emperor Norton Barrel No. 30 Islay Cask-Finished Armagnac 48.2% (France) $450.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 1928 Blended Straight Rye Whiskey, Calvados, and Armagnac 50% (USA) $69.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky 56.9% (India) $150.00.
98 Bhakta Spirits 1965 Single Vintage Armagnac 47.1% (France) $539.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 1975 Single Vintage Armagnac 48.8% (France) $379.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 1985 Single Vintage Armagnac 53.4% (France) $289.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 1962 Single Vintage Armagnac 50.3% (France) $619.00.
97 Bhakta Spirits 1979 Single Vintage Armagnac 54.9% (France) $339.00.
96 Bhakta Spirits 1982 Single Vintage Armagnac 53.9% (France) $309.00.
98 Bhakta Spirits 1989 Single Vintage Calvados 45.8% (France) $250.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 50 Year Old Iron Lady Aged Brandy Barrel No. 31 49.9% (France) $450.00.
95 Bhakta Spirits 2014 Armagnac Cask-Finished Bourbon Whiskey 52.7% (USA) $150.00.
91 Hogsworth Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac 46.9% (USA) $50.00.

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Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
There are two ways to define Blended Whisky.

An American Blended Whisky must contain a minimum of 20% straight whiskey, but the rest of the blend can be comprised of any category of whiskey and/or neutral grain spirit.

In Blended Whisky from Scotland, Ireland, or Japan, the product must be comprised of both single malt and single grain whiskies. Scotch and Irish Blended Whisky must be aged for a minimum of three years, and Irish Whisky alone can include pot still in its blend.


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