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Jacob’s Pardon 18 Year Old Small Batch Recipe #3

American Whiskey Jacob's Pardon
  • Distiller

    MGP

  • Bottler

    BC Spirits

  • ABV

    71.35%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

Jacob’s Pardon 18-Year-Old Small Batch Recipe #3 is an American whiskey produced by MGP in Indiana, featuring a mash bill of 99% corn and 1% malted barley. Barreled at 71.25% ABV in 211 uncharred new barrels, the whiskey was aged for 18 years and bottled at cask strength. It retails for about $195.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 86
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • This is a whiskey that would likely benefit from a big ice cube.
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  • Raided Score: 86
  • Robb Report
  • By Jonah Flicker
  • I understand the reason for releasing it at cask strength, but a whiskey this strong is hard to drink very much of (and probably not advisable to do so).
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Paste
  • By Jim Vorel
  • This is an acquired taste, but I imagine there are some drinkers out there for whom it would specifically register as nirvana.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • Personally, I can’t wait to try it in cocktails. Can I interest anyone in a turbocharged Gold Rush?
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • A fun and surprisingly agreeable “hazmat” whiskey but still not for the faint of heart.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Delicious. Eighteen years in the barrel bottled north of 140 proof? Whiskey enthusiasts and proof chasers are sure to adore this, and I don't think you'll go wrong seeking it out.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Rich nose with plenty going on. Custard, clove, cinnamon, fluffy banana muffins, orange peel, milk chocolate caramels. Delicious nose, but enjoy it in small whiffs: This is a hazmat-proof whiskey, and you'll definitely get some burn with too deep of an inhale.

  • Taste:

    Hot (but not unmanageably so considering the ABV) but flavorful. Leather, Luxardo cherry, molasses, chocolate-coated walnuts, banana pudding, oak and tannin.

  • Finish:

    Long finish with a big coconut note, plus custard, oak and a prick of ethanol.

  • Overall:

    Delicious. Eighteen years in the barrel bottled north of 140 proof? Whiskey enthusiasts and proof chasers are sure to adore this, and I don't think you'll go wrong seeking it out. It's hot and powerful, but it definitely doesn't drink as hot as its proof.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources