Beverage Testing Institute · December 2019
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Smooth Ambler Old Scout Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
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Product Description
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Bourbon is a fine, curated whiskey; "scouted" during our efforts to find an exceptional American Whiskey with smoothness and flavor we admire. We obtain Old Scout to make available to our friends (and to ourselves) delicious, drinkable bourbon that might otherwise remain unenjoyed.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 49.5% |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| UPC | 854570002052 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
Distiller · Amanda Schuster
The nose has invitingly sweet aromas of maple syrup, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, toasted oak, candied apple, and a hint of leather. … The finish has a pleasant library must quality (the way libraries smell really good) …
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Whisky Advocate · Jeffery Lindenmuth · 2019
The delicate wood and banana flavors, followed by a finish of cocoa and warming ginger, are well-crafted; however, the flavors are inhibited by searing alcohol that feels out of sync for a whiskey of this proof and stature.
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Show 1 more review, 2012
Quite mild on the nose for 99 proof: dry oak, light honey, crisp corn. It all fires up in the mouth, a thick wash of hot oak and corn … Better with a bit of water.
World Whiskies Awards judges · Bronze · 2023
A delightful, well-balanced whiskey with a nose of vanilla and citrus zest. The palate boasts creamy vanilla, white pepper, and a sweet acidity before a warm, buttery finish with hints of autumnal baking spices and candied fruit.
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Show 1 more note, 2021
The nose is full of cilantro and sweet amber warmth. On the palate it is very sweet, with candied cherries and plums, followed by a faint note of cinnamon and brown sugar.
Competition medals
World Whiskies Awards
3 medals from 1 competition, 2020 to 2023.
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 6 notes from 3 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greencilantroA hint
- Fruitycitrus, dried apple, banana, candied apple, spiced applesauceLight
- Sweetsimple candy sweetness, burnt marshmallow, light honey, invitingly sweet aromas of maple syrup, sweet breakfast cereal flakesClear
- Oak & maltdelicate wood, dry oak, hot oak and corn, tongue-crinkling woodiness, toasted oakClear
- SmokeA hint
- Spicecinnamon hearts candies, a hearty jolt of spice, warming ginger, white pepper, cinnamonClear
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Smooth Ambler Old Scout against other bourbons we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.
Closest bourbons at a similar price: 1792 Single Barrel ($42.96), W. L. Weller Special Reserve Wheated ($69.96), and New Riff Bottled in Bond ($39.96).
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Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.
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