XXX Shine

Unaged corn whiskey from Philadelphia. The distinctive white corn spirit smell: crushed corn leaves wet cornmeal hint of fruit and split stone. A singular flavor though: the usual flabby green sweetness isn’t here. Instead there’s a dry solid corn flavor something that tastes complete arrived. I could ask for more complexity but the focused dry intensity of it has a singular appeal asking only ice — or a lager chaser — to make a great afternoon.