Tastes

Wanted to like, hopefully it improves once it breathes a bit. Cinnamon, acid smell and taste. Not great. Will try again in a couple weeks and update.

Oak, sweet and somewhat floral. Smooth with more oak and floral notes on the palate. Not too much heat with 86 proof.

Nose is MGP, and oak, definitely smell the age, then comes the Pinot. Taste is more oak, baking spice, tobacco, and dry Pinot. The finish is where the Pinot hangs around the most. I preferred it when I just got a hint on the nose and early when drinking. Still pretty good and definitely interesting.

Barrel 63 select. Tastes young, grainy. The barrel finish is evident and helps cover the young taste. It’s ok, wouldn’t seek it out.

Nose is Blantons for sure, but has some heat. Cherries and cinnamon. Palate is caramel, more cherries and cinnamon. Molasses. Long finish with medium heat. Was pleasantly surprised by how good this is.

Nose is oak, some cherries but not sweet, cinnamon and spice. The alcohol is evident. Taste is more oak, dry, cinnamon, baking spices, heat. Long dry finish with heat. Heavy hitter with less molasses and brown sugar that some other heavies.

Cinnamon, spice, vanilla on the nose. Vanilla, grain, medium heat.

Nose is oak, cherries, some sweetness and heat. More cherries, spice, oak, with medium heat. Very balanced. Long finish

Drank this after ER17(‘19). This is to compare the two as I’ve never had them side by side. Less oak and much more sweetness than ER. Chocolate. Sweet. Almost syrupy in comparison. Some oak but definitely less than ER. Spicy. Medium heat.