Tastes
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Overall this is fine, nothing more nothing less. I do like it more than the normal BH, but honestly if it didn’t say “toasted” I wouldn’t have necessarily been able to pick that out. Smell is fairly sweet with fruity undertone. Pretty smooth even neat which isn’t surprising given the proof. A little ice doesn’t change the complexion a lot. Overall it’s fairly smooth and I get some apple/orange fruit flavor coming through, with some slight oak or nut coming through.
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More out of the norm on this one, but neat this drinks pretty harsh for the proof to me. The main thing that comes through to me is smoke followed by some burn. With a little ice, it definitely gets a more sweet palate of vanilla. All in all, when I find this at the store at regular MSRP, it’s a fine pick-up. At secondary prices above $100, give me something like a knob creek 12.
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Unique/interesting mix of a sweet smell but the flavor it having the more typically vanilla or caramel flavor. Even though on the nose you expect that, you get more fruit/herbal flavor profile without the sweetness. Not necessarily bad, but it kind of throws you off. It’s also not entirely smooth and doesn’t fully mellow out with an ice cube.
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Penelope Barrel Strength Bourbon (Batch #6)
Bourbon — Indiana , USA
Reviewed November 19, 2022 (edited September 26, 2023)Straight fire. I have other barrel strength stuff but with this one all I get is ethanol/heat. Even with ice it’s still potent and can’t really get anything else to come through.
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