Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co. Eleanor Batch 7

You are not prepared - for any of it. No. Just move along. Nothing to see here. With much weeping and gnashing of teeth, the distillery team reluctantly decided to release this latest batch of Eleanor to you unworthy heathens. Something sinister swells from deep within as you nose this 2yr 318-day old whiskey. The warm dark caramel, toffee, and dark fruit wrap tendrils around your soul. But how could the dense sweetness of a fruit pastry be a threat? A dusting of cinnamon and nutmeg never hurt anybody, right? Wrong. Your first sip is a slippery slope of cherry, spicy orange, and oak tannin. You’ll find innocent specks of salt on the way to a vanilla finish when you realize something… The Tawny Port barrel that finished this bourbon for 7.7 months has so exquisitely filled every gap with fruity sweetness - you’re overcome with an uncontrollable urge. You lift the glass to eye level, almost to the tip your nose, and growl from every fiber of your being, “MY PPRREECCIIOOUUSSSSssssss…..”