Tastes

Barrel no. 11640 // Barreled on 2/2/12 Bought off of Flaviar. Nose is dominated by stone fruits. Flavor is caramel with peppery rye spice and a cereal barley finish that lingers.

Found behind all the Series #6 bottles at the Blarney Stone near the South Bend airport. Smell is a lot of that sharp young rye but with cool caramel undertones - maybe a hint of fruits/apple tart. Sip has a very pleasant mouthfeel - light and buttery but a very complex mixture of flavors: sweet vanilla butter and honey syrup. A hint of molasses and mint. Very good - might be the best of the fusion series I have tried so far (2, 5, 6, 7)

Bought at CityWide on Grape Rd. Pour is very silky smooth and the liquid is light and watery, not oily. Color is a beautifully dark amber. The nose is fantastic - full of caramel and subtle rye spice. Taste is buttery and smoky wood with a cool caramel finish. Cinnamon and toasted fruits also present. Very enjoyable!

Last pour of the bottle. This has been very disappointing… almost like Very Old Barton, but worse. Tastes too young and green

Bought at Belmont Bev on Main and 23 and cracked open with Kendall when we had the Ryan family over for a cookout. This is awesome! Beautiful caramel flavor that is not overpowered by the ethanol heat! Really light and smooth

Dad bought this for me at the store across the street from the hotel at mom’s 60th birthday celebration in Chicago. Much worse than I remember haha. Right on the border between sippable and needs a mixer.

Bought at Meijer on Bremen Hwy and instantly regretted it when we tried it. Very boring and uneventful

Finally had at Bdubs with Tyelor and Nathan (they were out of it several trips here before!) A little disappointed- pretty light, airy, and watery. A little hint of smoky, syrupy caramel with decent rye spice. 3.0

Brought home from Bachelor party - Billy had bought a whole 1.75 L. First tasted at home. Color is VERY light. Smell is a lot of ethyl acetate and a hint of banana. Taste is actually pretty pleasant… smooth and easy to sip. Good caramels, vanillas, spice, a flowery flavor (rose?) and a subtle banana note.