The extra heat helps out the palate a bit, adding a racy quality to an otherwise peanut-popcorn heavy experience, folding in layers of cinnamon and red pepper.
The finish is spicy, with cloves and black pepper, and a bit musty, with tannic oak and wood shavings, closing out with notes of menthol and lemon peel.
Unlike Broken Barrel Small Batch, Cask Strength focuses less on the sweeter notes found in its lower proofed sibling, and instead highlights more youthfulness and spice.
