Whiskey Review: Yellow Rose Single Malt Whiskey

The Yellow Rose Single malt, upon first sip, is disappointingly thin bodied – almost oily – bringing on an alcoholic burn without any serious depth of flavor. There are subtle hints of dark chocolate, clover, and burdock, however the flavor profile is quickly replaced with a back-of-the-throat bitter rise which is unpleasantly reminiscent of acid reflex. Final Thoughts I don’t need my whiskeys to punch me in the face with flavor; in fact I’m partial to smoother drinks, more often than not. But even the smoothest whiskey needs a good flavor profile to balance things out, and Yellow Rose Distilling’s Single Malt just doesn’t bring much to the tasting table. Considering the fact that this whiskey is aged in bourbon barrels and finished in port wine barrels, I’ve got to say I’m pretty disappointed; I experienced almost none of the complexity and added sweetness that one would expect from such a pairing. I can see this whiskey doing a solid job as a background ingredient: mixed with some coke, or in a whiskeyrita, but on it’s own it’s pretty boring. Let me put it this way… it’s not awful, but for $50, you can do a lot better. Score