John A.P. Conoley Salted Caramel (75cl, 37.5%)

John A.P. Conoley Salted Caramel is a flavoured American whiskey from Bogue Sound Distillery in Bogue, North Carolina, bottled at 37.5% ABV in a 75cl bottle. It is unaged, so the caramel and salt flavouring sits against a clean, grainy spirit rather than barrel influence. The distillery makes it grain to bottle on one site, from locally sourced grain, and uses collected rainwater to cool its equipment. The nose is warm caramel and vanilla sugar with a faint toasted note and a hint of sea salt. The palate is silky, with caramel, honeyed toffee and brown sugar. The finish is soft, with lingering caramel and a subtle saline edge.