Tastes

Nose: pear, oak, berries, apricot, toffee Taste: dusty corn, baking spices, hint of caramel, very sweet notes Finish: short, surprising I always though that this, along with Wild Turkey 101 and Makers are the most bourbony bourbons on the shelf. Classic flavors. +This can be found anywhere all the time and beats most other bourbon that cost 2x as much

Average Indiana-sourced bourbon (Akron, Ohio-based Towpath Distillery distributes). Not bad, not great. Nose: corn, vanilla Taste: candied nuts Finish: very short

This is my 300th review. Unfortunately the whiskey is not that good. This Triple Oak variant from Angel’s Envy is getting good reviews online but when I saw it the other day on sale for about $55 (SRP is $79?) at Total Wine, with bottles filling an entire endcap by the door, I knew something was up. Nose: vanilla ice cream, a subtle hint of oak Taste: thin caramel, very little else Finish: short with very little bite This is a thin, low-flavor bourbon. I like Angel’s Envy overall but this did not impress me at all.

Nose: raisins and other dark fruits, nuts Taste: cherries and oak Finish: medium Overpriced. When this first came out it reminded me of Double Oaked. Now its closer to OF100.

Still one of my absolute favorite, always available, perfectly-price bourbons on the shelf. Nose: oak, cherries, cocoa, apples, cinnamon Taste: vanilla and baking spices, rich fruit Finish: medium

I used to find this at $30 a bottle. It was a steal! Others have caught on and I see this at $50 in 2024, so the rating and value have dropped a bit. Still it’s a great, findable 10-year age stated bourbon that is consistently good. Nose: oak, corn, molasses, mint, caramel Taste: vanilla, baking spices Finish: medium

Glendronach 12 is one of my favorite scotches. This older version doesn’t disappoint & at under $100 is a decent value. Nose: toasted caramel, tobacco, slightly smoked fruit hints of dusty oak Taste: rich sweet berries, vanilla, baking spices, malt I hear the old version was better but never had it to compare. Finished: medium

It’s been years since I had a Jefferson’s Ocean bourbon that was memorable. But this rye is very unique. Nose: toast and molasses, dill pickle, candy corn Taste: clasic rye but hints of vanilla baking spice you’d find in bourbon. Finish: medium