By Mike Thayer
It's a Reece's Peanut Butter Cup in a bottle!
Here's a fun shot to enjoy at your next house party!
Blended and flavored whiskeys continue to be red hot in popularity, consumer demand for brown spirits remains on the rise with American Whiskey in particular seeing some phenomenal sales growth.
Regular readers know that I am a fan of flavored whiskey, I've always got a bottle of something in my freezer for a chilled shot or flavored specialty in the liquor cabinet to enjoy on the rocks. My favorite in all this tasting fun so far, has been Ole Smoky Peanut Butter flavored whiskey. It's BETTER than Skrewball!
And BONUS: Peanut butter flavored whiskeys lend themselves to some great chilled shot mixology: A half shot of peanut butter and a half shot of Chambord raspberry liquer makes a wonderful PB&J shot. Mix peanut butter and a banana liquer for an "Elvis" (his favorite sandwich was a fried peanut butter and banana). And also quite good, mix the peanut butter and a chocolate liquer for a "Reece's Peanut Butter Cup."
But wait a minute!... Ballotin got smart and put those "Reece's" flavors in ONE bottle! No mixology required! And it's DAMN good! This is smoother than what you can create on your own in a mixed shot, as the chocolate and peanut butter flavors are all natural flavors blended in before bottling this whiskey at 60 proof. These aren't harsh liquers added after the fact like some bottlers do. What you get with Ballotin is a flavored blend that's perfectly balanced. There's nothing harsh, nothing overpowering and more importantly it's not overly sweet. You get the aroma of peanut butter with a hint of chocolate in the nose. In the taste, It's Reece's, but with a hint of Butterfinger which is a good thing! And the most important characteristic in a good flavored whiskey is a warm whiskey finish and this delivers just that.
Costing me about $29 for a 750ml bottle, I'm giving Ballotin Peanut Butter Chocolate Whiskey 5 out of 5 Bachelor on the Cheap stars. It's a delicious flavored whiskey, enjoyable no matter the pour be it a straight shot, a chilled shot, served neat or on the rocks. A bit pricey, it's still a repeat buy, this is something you'll want to have on hand, especially during the holidays.
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