Stranahan's Mountain Angel 12 Year is a limited-edition American single malt whiskey distilled in small batches from 100% malted barley and cut to 94.6 proof with Rocky Mountain water. Aged 12 years in new American charred oak barrels at high altitude in Denver, it is finished in port wine casks from Portugal. The whiskey undergoes an angel’s share loss of over 80% due to elevation.
Dark chocolate is divine on the palate, and it’s complemented by coconut, black forest cake, and barrel char. The finish is long and wellspiced, brilliantly balancing darker notes with spice and oak.
The upper palate carries a lot of weight on the finish: light toffee, menthol, wintergreen, and spiced pineapple linger here. Dark caramel, vanilla extract, and wood sugar provide a sweet finish across the tongue and throat, though a bit shorter than the notes sticking on the roof of the mouth.
