Founder J. Arthur Rackham spent more than five decades working in the booze business before creating his own Tennessee Whiskey, which is named after a moniker his daughter gave him. It's made with a mash bill of corn (80%), rye (10%) and malted barley (10%), the former coming from local farmers within 50 miles of the distillery. Once the milling of the grains has taken place a 72-hour sour mash follows, then double distillation. First in a copper column still, then in a second pot 'doubler' still.
As this is a Tennessee whiskey, The Lincoln County Process is employed, which entails filtering the spirit through maple charcoal staves. Rackham does things a little differently by employing a light second round of maple charcoal filtration to increase the smoothness. Once matured, Daddy Rack is bottled at 40% ABV with no additional colouring, caramel or flavours.
Vanilla pod earthiness, maple syrup and banana milkshake lead with red apples, fresh-cut grass, Kinder Bueno and toasted oak in support. In the backdrop, there’s melted salted butter, winter spice, cereal sweetness and peanut brittle.
Notes of candy floss, toffee popcorn, bruised apples and loose leaf tobacco appear initially, with sultanas, manuka honey and vanilla cola in support. Barrel char, green tea, oily espresso beans and sour cherry brings some nice bittersweet depth, with brown sugar, custard and chocolate-covered raisins joining them underneath. There’s a measured prickle of spice throughout from cinnamon and black pepper.
Spearmint, orange peel and some lingering nutmeg, milk chocolate and caramel elements.
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Lovely depth of flavour compared to others at this price point - definitely one to add to the regular selection.
I will never try and pretend my palette is refined in any way. However this is a very easy drinking almost sweet bourbon / Tennessee whiskey. Great with a ginger ale. Slightly sharp tasting when sipped neat. It feels like it’s missing something, but I can’t put my finger on what it is
Buttered popcorn, caramel and spice. A delicious sipping whiskey and an absolute bargain.
Lovely drink over coke
