"The Maccabee"
Released December, 2025
Age: 6 years
Type: American Single Malt Whiskey Finished in a Scotch Cask
Proof: 121.2
Mash bill: 100% Malted Barley
Finishing time: 19 Months
Distillery: MGP
Brand: J&B
Bottler: First Cut Barrel Co.
Tasting notes:
Nose: Buttercream icing, pencil shavings, RC Cola, and shortbread
Palate: The front brings caramel, sea breeze and the RC Cola from the nose. The mid palate takes a big turn towards fruit flavors of green apple and pie cherry. This doesn’t last long and one quickly finds themselves with classic charred oak notes of vanilla, cinnamon and root beer.
Finish: The root beer lives long as the finish holds those notes from the back of the palate, leaving very little from the early notes.
