Tastes

Aroma starts sweet, almost sweet tea-ish with baking spices like cinnamon and allspice, then morphs into rye bread and a little cherry. There’s something underlying in the aroma and a bit in the taste. Toast? Malt? I can’t quite place it. The flavor has plenty of rye spiciness, followed by a sugary sweetness. It finishes smooth and sweet with vanilla and a hint of cinnamon. Very enjoyable and very affordable!

It has a soft sweet aroma full of vanilla backed with oak and light honey. The flavor is malty with a BIG vanilla note. There is some charred white oak but it is very soft, also has an almost peaty taste towards the finish. The vanilla is very pronounced throughout which is delicious! The body is light and creamy. Thoroughly enjoy this on a hot summer evening neat with a glass of water on the side.

I gave this 4 stars for one simple reason: it continues to challenge me. When I first tried it I thought it was overly woody and dry. The aroma was loaded with rye and oak with a hint of caramel. The taste...whoa. I drink whiskey neat, and I was almost taken aback by how dry and woody OF is. Not oaky, as in rich earthy oak. I’m talking WOOD, as in well cured antique lumber. This is followed up with a good wollop of rye, a bit of char, and a dry almost gin-like heat that carries into a surprisingly long finish. Then I got the notion to drop an ice cube in, and it opens up into a wonderful rich bourbon, still full of that dry woodiness that I’ve not encountered elsewhere. All this at a mere 86 proof, color me intrigued...

The nose is full of floral honey and vanilla. The flavor is very sweet, lots of creamy sherry and more floral honey and vanilla, a little spice that wafts up into your nose as well. It is light bodied yet creamy and rich. It is winning me over as a good daily dram!

The aroma has a sharp twang of rye and mustard seed along with vanilla and oak. The flavor is spicy and sweet, flavors of rye, orange peel, and oak. Plenty of heat on the tongue, has a dry finish.

A lighter bodied bourbon, almost reminiscent of Irish whiskey. Not complex, but in no way unpleasant. This would be a good gateway bourbon for a first timer.

Starts hot very briefly, then settles into a deep woodiness rounded out with vanilla, butterscotch, and a bit of dry cinnamon. Has a smooth short finish.

Oaky, with a some vanilla bourbon character. Subtle peat smoke in the background.