Old Fitzgerald 12 Year Old
The Shoe Fitz
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Review by @OJK
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- Brand: Old Fitzgerald
- Type: American
- ABV: 45%
Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each:
Nose: Luscious summer oranges floating in vanilla butter, followed by rich shortbread dipped in custard. An mesmerisingly smooth and confident nose. 2.5
Taste: As full bodied as the deep colour would suggest, with a restrained oak layering itself over the palate before rhythmic waves of vanilla, cinnamon and ginger sensually lick against it. 2.0
Finish: As the vanillas rain down heavily, an inverted umbrella of molten brown sugar opens up fully in the mouth, almost stretching the palate as it does so, before catching in it the cascading toffeed oranges and ginger coated bananas. A candied tropical storm of a finish. 2.5
Balance: Like a meteorological event this bourbon has come straight out of nowhere and swept away all that came before it. Beautiful structures such as the Eagle Rare 10 and the Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition lie wearily damaged in its wake. And like all forces of nature there is a compelling beauty to its power, and this Old Fitzgerald is a true monsoon of a bourbon. Awe-inspiring. 2.5
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I have heard this was good ... and your descriptive review makes it appear even better. But so far, Old Fitz is a bit hard to find.