Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from The Wood

From Hair of the Dog – Cherry Adam from the Wood is aged with locally grown black cherries in oak casks for 15 months. The fruit lends a sweet tartness to the finish, melding with the wood and adding a new dimension of complexity. The 2008 bottling celebrates 15 years of business for me and was aged in Bourbon and Sherry barrels. The 2009 bottling was aged exclusively in Elijah Craig Bourbon barrels.

Hair of the Dog – Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from The Wood – 12 oz. bottle poured into a goblet. 13.5% abv. From online trade.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown with no head.

Aroma: Ripe dark fruit, oxidation notes, cherry, old leather couch/bound book, musty wood and caramel.

Taste: Wood, leather, roast, cola, burnt caramel, tart cherry, sweet booze.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with prickly carbonation.

Overall: Amazing, complex. I’m very fortunate to have tried this.