Arizona Distilling Copper City Bourbon

The nose on this whiskey is like smelling a wet empty barrel; it's all oak char and cinnamon spice. The entry is thin watery and understated with light caramel and cinnamon. In the mid-palate the oak tannins completely take over. It's not just oak spice but the puckeringly dry sour and bitter tannins. This all leads to a bitter bone dry finish. Good whiskey is a conversation between spirit and wood but here the wood is doing all the talking.