We tasted Peyton Manning's newest bourbon—see how it stacks up.
, a blend of Kentucky and Tennessee bourbon finished with toasted sugar maple wood staves. Another name you may recognize behind the brand is tennis player Andy Roddick; and yet another name you should be familiar with is Marianne Eaves, the master blender who selects the barrels that make up the whiskey .
The new Sweetens Cove 22 is a blended straight Tennessee bourbon that is said to be inspired by the lineage of Tennessee bourbon and scotch casks. It’s made up of four whiskeys aged for five, six, eight and 10 years. What makes this blend unique is that, in a relatively unusual step, it was finished in scotch whisky casks from the Speyside region. According to a rep for the brand, the barrels were brought to the States about a year ago from an undisclosed distillery .
Yes, the whiskey secrets are strong in this one, but blenders and distillers don’t always willingly give up their tricks of the trade. But we can reveal what a first sip of this bourbon gives up. The notes that immediately jump out, both on the nose and palate, are brown sugar and honey—and the latter can also be found in the nice coating mouthfeel of the whiskey.
Sweetens Cove 22 is rolling out in stores in Georgia and Tennessee now, and will be available in 10 more states over the next few weeks. All credit due to Eaves for coming up with another good whiskey, and putting the art of blending into the spotlight where it belongs as others like
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