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Bourbon Review: Cathead Distillery Old Soul Bourbon

We review Cathead Distillery Old Soul Bourbon, a blended bourbon from one of Mississippi's first legal distilleries post Prohibtion.

OVERALL RATING

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Tasting Notes

About:

90 Proof, 21% rye, 75% corn and 4% malted barley. Blend of 2 year 1 month, 4 year 3 month and 4 year 8 month whiskey. Non chill filtered and no color added. Distilled in both Mississippi and Indiana. Around $50 for a 750.
Appearance:
Wonderfully textured and classy label. Golden amber hue.
Nose:
Caramel and pecans with a touch of lactic acid. Shoe fly pie, touch of lemon zest and soft corn.
Palate:
Soft and nicely balanced. Nice citrus and red berries on the front, with a lingering salivation that goes into toasted wood, vanilla, molasses, lightly toasted cinnamon and a nice chalky finish.
Finish:
Comments:
This is an extremely pleasant whiskey. I’d like to see a little more age on it to help add some more structure, but as it stands they did a wonderful job of blending. The finish is impressively long and it has a teeth coating chalkiness that I enjoy. With more time in oak this will make for a pleasantly chewy whiskey. Irnrn could easily drink this neat any day, but it’s a bit light to drink on ice for my personal taste. Tasteful and definitely an impressive product for one of Mississippi’s first distilleries!

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.

Cameron Holck

After graduating with an engineering degree in Colorado, Cameron Holck found his true calling in the hospitality industry. He pursued his love of the outdoors to the Pacific Northwest, where he continues his dedication to bartending and serves as a sales representative for Four Roses Bourbon. Cameron believes that a night out is defined by the quality of hospitality and strives to enhance that experience with a fantastic drink (likely whiskey) in your hand.

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