“Piehole Whiskies were inspired by our Grandma’s favorite pie recipes, served up in a delicious blend of Canadian whiskey and tempting pie flavored liqueurs. So slice off a shot and share some with your friends – you may never want to eat pie with a fork again.”
Well then! the Piehole Apple Pie mini (50 ml) bottle is clear plastic with a traditional, old-fashioned bottle shape with a light golden liquid inside. Cracking the lid reveals a delightful apple pie fragrance, mostly apple and cinnamon. A sip is quite pleasant tasting, like liquid apple pie! Not too much whiskey, a perfect amount of apple and just enough cinnamon to change it from just an apple whiskey to drinkable pie. Nice! I could totally drink this straight but I had already poured myself a glass of half apple juice and half apple cider so in it goes and I stir it with a clean toothpick.
Really nice! The alcohol flavor, which was not strong to begin with, is barely there now and the apple flavor completely melded with the apple juice, leaving a stronger cinnamon flavor. Mmmm…
Their website shows three flavors, Apple Pie and Pecan Pie (which my liquor store carries minis of) and Cherry Pie. Whaaaaa??? I want some Cherry Pie! Huh. I may have to track that one down… Recipes as follows, although I think drinking it neat may be the way to go myself:
Aaaand… nope. The recipes on their websites are not allowing me to copy and paste them so you don’t get any, you’ll just have to look them up for yourself. But neat is definitely great. Since I don’t actually love apple pie in it’s solid form it’s not a keeper for me but it is something to put on my list of things I would drink if offered to me.
The technical bits and pieces:
Bottle Esthetics: Cute but plastic, the interesting label brings it just above the “Meh” level to a “Welll…”
Scent: Just like apple pie! Apples, cinnamon and somehow I even smell the pastry of the crust. Quite lovely!
Viscosity: Water thin.
Taste: Again, just like apple pie – I taste apples and cinnamon but not necessarily the crust. The whiskey flavor is less than the apple pie taste which makes me very interested in it.
Versatility: Maybe a lot, maybe a little, I’d have to play around with it so I’m not completely sure right now.
Overall Score: 8 out of 10