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Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Cask Strength Blended Whiskey

American Whiskey Redwood Empire
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Redwood Empire

  • ABV

    58.6%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

A blend of straight bourbon and rye whiskeys, this is the cask-strength edition of the Lost Monarch release from the California producer, Redwood Empire. This is a blend of bourbon (74% corn, 20% rye, 4.5% malted barley and 1.5% wheat mashbill) and rye (94% rye, 5% malted barley, 1% wheat mashbill). This blended whiskey is a mesh of 3-to-12-year-old components bottled at 117.2 proof

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 78
  • Distiller
  • By Stephanie Moreno
  • The younger whiskeys come through with a bit of raw, "uncooked" grain and the finish is bitter.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By David Fleming
  • Pleasantly rustic and earthy at its base, with sweeter notes playing atop an excellent finish.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Cindy Capparelli
  • This was my favorite of the Redwood Empire Cask Strength series, and a testament to the blender’s skill as it’s more than the sum of its parts.
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  • Raided Score: 75
  • Amongst The Whiskey
  • By Nick Anderson
  • Noticeably younger whiskey comes across unbalanced and overly spiced.
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  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Daily Pour
  • By The Daily Pour Staff
  • This is a good start for Redwood Empire. It's pleasant, there's plenty of character, nice development of oak and structure. Looking forward to watching this brand develop.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Sweet cream, crème brûlée, toffee and caramel candies.

  • Taste:

    A touch of grain and heat on the palate. Sweet cream, caramel, pepper, ginger, clove and light oak.

  • Finish:

    Short, hot finish, packed with caramel, toffee, honey and sweet cream and pepper.

  • Overall:

    This is a good start for Redwood Empire. It's pleasant, there's plenty of character, nice development of oak and structure. Looking forward to watching this brand develop.

  • Score:

    80

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

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