Product description
Burnside is a whiskey brand from the Eastside Distilling portfolio based in Portland, Oregon.
The company was founded in 2008 and originally imported rums; it is currently listed on the stock exchange (ticker EAST). Its offer includes rums, tequila, vodka and whiskey. The name Burnside refers to a street in Portland, where there were many bars and saloons in the 1860s. Eastside Distilling does not disclose which distilleries its whiskey comes from, but emphasizes that at least some of the distillates are finished on site in Oregon oak barrels (Quercus Garryana). "Burnside West End Blend is an extraordinary blend of American whiskeys of different ages distilled according to different formulas, finished in Oregon oak." In 2018, this whiskey won a gold medal at the World Wine & Spirits Competition in New York.
Aroma : mild and pleasant, grapes, apricots, vanilla, sweet bread, a trace of hay and light notes of oak and nuts.
Palate : brown sugar, vanilla, toffee, candied orange peel, cornbread and a drop of coconut water.
Finish: not too long, with notes of vanilla, grilled corn, brown sugar, a pinch of spice and oak.