Description
Eastside Distilling has been producing high-quality, master-crafted Small-Batch Bourbon, American Whiskey, Flavored Whiskeys, A Potato – Gluten-Free Vodka, American Rum, Spiced Rums, and Holiday Drinks in Southeast Portland’s Distillery Row since 2008. We believe that locally-produced spirits simply taste better, so all of our unique products are made right here in Portland, Oregon from natural ingredients in small batches for unparalleled quality and taste. Eastside Distilling introduced Below Deck Rums, the first in a series fine and flavored rums in 2009, and has since launched several more award-winning spirits, including Burnside Bourbon and Portland Potato Vodka, and our new Cherry Bomb Whiskey. Eastside also produces small batch and seasonal products like our Holiday Spiced Liqueur and new Peppermint Bark and Egg Nog Liqueurs.
Burnside Bourbon
Distiller Tasting Note
Burnside Bourbon is a straight bourbon whiskey bottled at 96 proof – giving it a bit more kick than many of the other bourbons on the market. While it’s great for sipping straight, it also has solid cinnamon and oak flavors making it ideal for mixing cocktails where bourbon is the central focus. It works exceptionally well in Old Fashioneds, Sazeracs and Manhattans.
Whiskey Wash Tasting Note
Savannah Weinstock – @Josh @ A Dram Good Drink:disqus, Eastside Distilling makes many of its own products so far as I can tell. However, in 2013 there was some community doubt on the origins of Burnside Bourbon specifically. The following article by the Portland Tribune describes the kerfuffle in greater detail: http://portlandtribune.com/pt/…. As to the current status of the whiskey used to blend Burnside Bourbon, there is not a clear answer out there. Whether Eastside act as distillers or blenders in the formation of Burnside remains unclear, but the whiskey stands up nonetheless!
Spirits Review Tasting Note
Fairly oaky start with a lot of char, a fleeting sweetness then even more oak interspersed with vanilla, cinnamon, burnt sugar/caramel notes, grain and some traces of dark fruit or fruitcake. It does have a lot of random flavor at points, kind of jumbled together. Not the most integrated whiskey from a flavor standpoint, but it is a young whiskey.
Burnside Bourbon won a Gold Medal in the MicroLiquor Spirit Awards for small-batch brands in the Tasting competition. The 2012 Awards attracted an incredible 263 entries from around the world.
