Stranahan's Colorado Malt Whiskey

Stranahan's Colorado

This warmed my soul. It did not last long at all, maybe a weekend between a friend and I? It's nose was inviting, although it was my first time, it had such a sense of familiarity, it compared to the greatest of comfort food. I will say it was very easy to drink, maybe a little to easy. A very smooth texture and equal body were definitely the...

Score 95/100

Stranahan's Colorado

Nose, taste, finish and balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: Well this is of course a rarity, an american single malt, yet there is still a lot of bourbon on the nose. That said, there is the unmistakable smell of the malt, and it's a beautifully sweet and smooth aroma, and not without its hint of smoke. There's something about it that...

Score 90/100

Stranahan's Colorado "Solitude" Snowflake

Jake Norris, Stranahan's Head Distiller, occasionally creates a special one-of-a-kind bottling. Since each is unique, he calls them "Snowflakes". Solitude is one such Snowflake. It is a fully-aged Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, finished in a Hungarian White Oak red wine cask, then finished again in a port cask. Unfortunately for most of...

Score 85/100

Stranahan's Colorado

Stranahan is a bit special. They use four types of malt, hence making it not a bourbon, but rather a single malt. The distillery only fills about 40 barrels a week for maturation in the very hot climate of Colorado. The nose is a surprise. Caramel, coffee and vanilla up front, followed suddenly by something very floral (violets) and a truckload of...

Score 85/100