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Pendleton Whisky Midnight

Canadian Whisky Pendleton
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed (Canada)

  • Bottler

    Pendleton

  • ABV

    45%

  • Age

    6 Years

  • Price $30 to $59.99

Distilled in Canada by an undisclosed Canadian producer, Pendleton finishes and bottles their releases at Hood River in Oregon. This particular expression is aged in oak and then finished in a brandy barrel, and is bottled at 45% ABV. This whisky bears no age statement, but it's roughly six years old, a brand representative told us.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 86
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Pendleton's Midnight is a tasty and good, if not ground-breaking, expression.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Talia Gragg
  • Distilled spirits don’t have sugar, but this bottle almost makes me doubt that. It’s like diving into the candy bowl or the divinity of a Christmas stocking.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • The Whiskey Reviewer
  • By Father John Rayls
  • I believe you must sip this slowly, study it, and focus intently on the flavors. It makes you look for it. This whisky begins at the front of the mouth and jumps to the back. It has got a short to medium finish.
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  • Raided Score: 81
  • Distiller
  • By Unknown/ Distiller Staff
  • At 90 proof, Pendleton Midnight stands up well to being the centerpiece of whisky-centric cocktails but isn't quite balanced enough to recommend on its own.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • The good news is that Midnight is not quite as aggressively cloying as standard Pendleton, as it tempers the sweetness with some more nuanced notes driven by the brandy barrel aging it undergoes. The various flavors ultimately meld together quite nicely, with a nice sense of cohesion and balance.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    The nose is pleasant, with notes of raspberry cream and peach candies.

  • Taste:

    Moderate mouthfeel with a palate full of waxy fruits. Big apple note, plus vanilla custard and plum.

  • Finish:

    The finish is medium in length. It opens with some spice -- cinnamon, clove -- before moving into a fruitier profile of muddled cherries and plum.

  • Overall:

    Pendleton's Midnight is a tasty and good, if not ground-breaking, expression. The brandy influence works quite nicely on the base spirit. Would make a good cocktail whisky.

  • Score:

    86

  • 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