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Bourbon Review: Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish 2024

We review Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish 2024, an eight-year-old MGP rye that's been finished in former Hungarian Tokaji wine casks.

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Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish 2024 review

Tasting Notes

About:

MGP sourced rye whiskey aged eight years and finished in former Hungarian Tokaji wine casks, bottled at 106 proof.
Appearance:
The Tokaji cask finishing gives this a nice warm amber note in the Glencairn, with the legs and viscosity of decent quality.
Nose:
Warm, rich wine notes pour out of the glass, almost overpowering the standard rye backsplash this mash bill is known for. Brown sugar, some black pepper, oak, a doting of vanilla, dark chocolate, a tiny tease of malted bread, and some raspberry considerations round out this profile.
Palate:
The rye spice is more pronounced on the palate but balanced well with the rich, warming wine notes of the Tokaji cask finishing. There’s caramel, brown sugar, deep dark chocolate, raspberry pie, oak, and a back note of nice pepper.
Finish:
This finishes very pleasantly, giving some warmth and spice as it lasts for a moment before moving on.
Comments:
Penelope Bourbon Tokaji Cask Finish 2024 is an easy sipper, and it will get you marveling at the versatility of the standard MGP rye 95/5 when put into the hands of a team that knows how to complement its flavor profile extremely well with cask finishing.

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.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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