Super Short Review - 2022 Thomas H Handy

Written By Frank Gorman
2022 Thomas H Handy Review

Background

As always, big thanks to Cinder BBQ for enabling my 2022 BTAC journey! Let’s get right to the notes for the 2022 Thomas H Handy release!

Thomas H Handy (6 Years, 130.9 Proof)

Nose: Orange candies, fruit punch, hints of mint and fennel

Palate: More citrus, caramel, grapefruit lead the sip into a spice forward rye bread and natural cinnamon.

Finish: Pumpernickel, nutmeg, lemon, oak, spices. There’s almost a numbing quality it leaves behind I cant quite pinpoint. It's also a little too dry.

7.5/10

Overall: As a pour, it’s still really good. But judging against the standards of other THH releases, it’s a bit unbalanced. The spice hits hard at the back of the palate and into the finish. It sadly fails to hit the fruit forward highs of the 2020 THH release.

Frank Gorman
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