Undisclosed
Four Gate
53.8%
7 Years and 9 Months
Four Gate 7 Year Triple Oak, distilled by an undisclosed producer, is a Kentucky straight whiskey with a mash bill of 80% corn, 11% rye and 9% malted barley. It was aged for seven years and two months in used barrels, then finished for five months in a new #3 char cask and for two additional months in a new medium-toast cask, both from Kelvin Cooperage. The concept for this expression was proposed by the late Kevin McLaughlin of Kelvin Cooperage. This review is for batch 29, which was released in February 2024 with a suggested retail price of $199. Since this was initially aged in used cooperage, it does not qualify as a bourbon.
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Big creamed corn, toffee, butterscotch, some tobacco, light sweetness and confectioners sugar. Not super heavy on the oak, but it’s present. Big creamed corn note is interesting, there’s a youthful sweetness here.
Caramel corn, toffee, butterscotch and sweet buttercream. Vanilla bean, light oak, some praline, spice and brown sugar.
Long finish, heavy on the oak, toffee, vanilla cream, butterscotch, some light apple, pear, apricot and honey.
A good Four Gate but far from my favorite. There’s a pang of youth here that I didn’t expect as their whiskeys typically hit me as pretty mature, but the character here is delicious all the same.
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Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.
