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Whisky Review: Proof And Wood: Good Day And Sunshine

We review Proof and Wood: Good Day and Sunshine, a 21 year old blended Canadian whisky that's been finished in Jamaican rum barrels.

OVERALL RATING

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Proof and Wood: Good Day and Sunshine review

Tasting Notes

About:

52% ABV. Mash bill: 97% Corn, 2.7% Rye, 0.3% Malt. 104 Proof. MSRP 99.99 USD.
Appearance:
Burnished Copper
Nose:
The nose has a sparkling quality, engaging me immediately with the freshness of tropical citrus and leafy mint. Deeper into the scent, I can pick out notes of honey and sugar cane.
Palate:
There is an initial fruity flavor of citrus and pineapple. It’s carried on the darker sweetness of molasses and concentrated honey. There’s also a slight mint quality to the flavor, lightening up these darker tones. Between the citrus, mint, and sweetness, I get a bit of mojito in the overall flavor. The flavor of rum is strong in the finish, which leaves me with the tropical sweetness of pineapple.
Finish:
Comments:
Between the 21-year-old blended Canadian whisky and the rum barrel, I feel like I was mostly tasting the rum barrel. While it has a good array of flavors, I find myself wishing that I could see these tropical notes playing against a more assertive oak body. The end result is tasty, and nicely evocative of the tropics, but doesn’t have the richness of my favorite expressions.rnrnStill, this is a unique collection of fruity notes for a whiskey. I think its flavor, suggestive of a mojito, would hit the spot in the right circumstances. If you want to evoke the Caribbean while still pleasing the straight whiskey drinkers in your audience, this would be a decent choice.

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.

Taylor Shiells

Taylor is a writer, researcher, and whiskey enthusiast. He came to Portland in pursuit of higher education, and found himself staying to pursue the Pacific Northwest's wide range of olfactory offerings. He's a fan of craft beer, farm to table food, indie perfume, and, most of all, whiskey. While he provides technical research to the entertainment industry by day, the Whiskey Wash gives him the opportunity to explore his passion, hone his palate, and practice a more flavorful form of writing.

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