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Whiskey Review: A Midwinter Night’s Dram, Act 9, Scene 5

We review the latest release of A Midwinter Night’s Dram, Act 9, Scene 5, from High West Distillery in Park City, Utah.

OVERALL RATING

8
$100.00
  • Scott Bernard Nelson is a writer, actor, and whiskey reviewer.
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A Midwinter Night's Dram (image via Scott Bernard Nelson)

Tasting Notes

About:

Appearance:
Deep bronze color, with legs that stick to the side of the glass.
Nose:
Sawdust, wet wood, cherries, and caramel sweetness. There is rye spiciness, but not the earthy scents you sometimes find with rye whiskey.
Palate:
The rye spice is more front and center in the mouth than it was in the nose, though it’s friendly and gentle. I also taste cinnamon, vanilla bean ice cream, figs, leather, and toasted oak. It provides a medium-long finish with a peppermint candy finish that runs along the sides of the tongue.
Finish:
Comments:
“Take pains. Be perfect.” William Shakespeare famously wrote these words in the first act of “A Midwinter Night’s Dream.” High West did not make a perfect whiskey with A Midwinter Night’s Dram, but it did take pains to make a very good one. I have a lot of ryes on my bar, and High West has created one that is distinctive and stands out next to any of them. I look forward to visiting the Park City Saloon again one of these days, and making sure I find A Midwinter Night’s Dram when I do.rn

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Scott Bernard Nelson

Scott Bernard Nelson is a writer, actor, and whiskey reviewer based in Portland, Oregon. While currently working in higher education, he previously dedicated 22 years to journalism, covering impactful events such as 9/11 in Manhattan, crossing into Iraq with U.S. Marines, and contributing to The Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of abuse in the Catholic Church, which inspired the film "Spotlight." Since 2019, Scott has shared his insights as a whiskey reviewer for The Whiskey Wash.  

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