The authentic American Corn Whiskey: Mellow Corn. With 81% corn in its Mashbill, Mellow Corn is aged in new, unfined oak barrels. This American Corn Whiskey is Bottled-In-Bond, which means it is aged a minimum of 4 years and bottled at 100° Proof (i.e. 50°). This label also certifies that the whiskey comes from a single distillery in the USA, and that it was produced during a single distillation season.
It's a new facet of the United States, a change from the iconic Straight Bourbon, and pushes the sweetness of corn to the limit.
Mellow Corn 50
35,90 €
Bottle
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5,46 €
5 cl sample
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Stéphane Ti'verre
On the nose 👃🏻: it delivers a lovely note of corn, with an obvious popcorn flavour that comes through with good intensity, as you'd expect. I also get an equal dose of vanilla with a hint of pear, as well as cinnamon. The whole is reasonably sweet. The woodiness melts away completely, dry and rather light. The alcohol has a little trouble integrating at first, without being unpleasant; aeration does it good.
In the mouth 👅: the surprise is there! We're right back to our 50%, which first briefly carries the well-rounded, sweet corn, with that little fruity note we had on the nose. But it quickly switches to a surprising roasted side that becomes very intense. The woodiness is overwhelmed by this well-vanillaized, spicy roast note, with a sustained pepperiness. On subsequent sips, it's still a lovely toasty wood that takes up the whole mouth, not far from a note of café au lait, and the vanilla shifts more to a light caramel.
The finish is rather long, carried by the intensity of the 50%. This roasting lingers on the palate for a moment before returning to the more classic notes of corn and vanilla, which are quite greedy 👌
Verdict ⚡️: I must admit I was rather surprised by this Mellow Corn. The palate proved to be both intense, surprising and greedy 😋. It's neither light nor conformist. It's a Corn Whiskey that I found more than interesting to taste, the "Bottled in Bond" label no doubt having something to do with it 🤠