{"id":7810,"date":"2015-08-07T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T00:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adamchandler.beer\/?p=2907"},"modified":"2015-08-07T20:30:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T00:30:11","slug":"review-night-shift-el-lechedor-bourbon-apple-brandy-barrel-aged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/08\/07\/review-night-shift-el-lechedor-bourbon-apple-brandy-barrel-aged\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Review: Night Shift El Lechedor &#8211; Bourbon &#038; Apple Brandy Barrel-Aged"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6360,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/20038657775&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104182023\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/20038657775&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-23 10:08:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-07 17:25:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-13 22:27:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-29 03:41:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-08 01:43:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-12 20:48:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-16 05:51:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 18:35:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 01:01:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-06 03:43:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 16:18:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 00:16:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-27 08:09:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-27 08:09:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;RateBeer Summer Magnum Tasting - New England&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/20038657775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"RateBeer Summer Magnum Tasting - New England\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"RateBeer Summer Magnum Tasting - New England\"  width=\"427\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/434\/20038657775_1fd31c9f4e_z.jpg\" ><\/a>Sorry for the lazy review today. These are worth writing about but I&#8217;m off to Ommegang&#8217;s Belgium Comes to Cooperstown so I&#8217;m a bit short on time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bourbon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div title=\"4 out of 5.0\"><strong>4\/5<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>8\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>5\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>8\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>5\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>14\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Pitch black 1 finger head. A sweet pineapple aroma and melon. Sweet, mango, espresso, roasted marshmallow. aroma is nice. 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