Whiskey Review: Jefferson’s Reserve Groth Cask Finish

, the dram is full-bodied and chewy. Fresh whole grain bread, a buckwheat style nuttiness underlying. These aspects combine to make Jefferson’s want for a Dutch stroop waffle accompaniment to mimic the near-burnt sugar and breadiness that characterize it. Altogether an entirely substantial, yet light dram. The finish displays reserved oak, and again light maple as on the nose. A sentimental whiskey, to be sure. The Dutch cookie craving from the palate transforms in this finish to a full blown craving to vacation to the Canadian tundra to take in sugar-tapping season and drink glass after glass of Jefferson’s by a wood fire. At over $80 a bottle, Jefferson’s Reserve Groth Cask Finish is not an everyday whiskey, but one whose character and composition demand a special occasion. I give the dram a formidable score of 95, and would happily purchase it for my next winter holiday gathering.