Old Fitzgerald 15 YO Fall 2019 Release

Old Fitzgerald 15 YO Fall 2019 Release

Heaven Hill

50% ABV/100 Proof, Bottled-in-Bond

15 YO (2014-2019)

Wheated Mashbill

Eye: Light honey, very thick bleeding rims and droplet legs.

Nose: Watered-down Blanton’s, a bit of cigar smoke and a maltiness more akin to Scotch.

Palate: Just like the nose, tastes like watered-down Blanton’s Original. Good for a highball but just eh as a sipper. The cigar smoke note stays around. Mouthfeel is mildly coating, thin, no burn.

Finish: Short and young. 

Overall: Like the Green Label, this has its target audience - highball drinkers and those who want a whiskey with good flavors but a lighter body. You’d never know how thin this was by looking at the rim and legs, which look like this would pack a serious mouthfeel. 

Rating: 6.2

10 | Insurpassable | Nothing Else Comes Close (Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel)

9 | Incredible | Extraordinary (GTS, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B518 and B520)

8 | Excellent | Exceptional (12+YO MGP Bourbon, Highland Park Single Barrels)

7 | Great | Well above average (Blanton’s Original, Old Weller Antique, Booker’s)

6 | Very Good | Better than average (Four Roses Small Batch Select, Knob Creek 14+ YO Picks)

5 | Good | Good, solid, ordinary (Elijah Craig Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond)

4 | Sub-par | Many things I’d rather have (A.D. Laws Four Grain, Compass Box “Oak Cross”)

3 | Bad | Flawed (Iron Smoke Bourbon, Balcones)

2 | Poor | Forced myself to drink it (Buckshee Bourbon and Rye)

1 | Disgusting | Drain pour (Virginia Distilling Co. Cider Cask)