Tastes

Nose - vanilla, lemon, butterscotch, powdered sugar, some “green” flavor (a bit like fresh cut grass), ethanol, moderate burn. Taste - vanilla, lemon, ethanol, but almost no burn, finishing quick and with the flavor of sweetened ethanol. Not great, but would probably make a decent mixer.

Nose - banana, vanilla, Nilla wafer, very similar to JD, pancake and maple syrup, light ethanol burn. Taste - vanilla, banana, butterscotch, artificial sweetener, caramel, very little burn, finishing quick and syrupy sweet. Very simple and slightly cloying. Not bad, but it would be better as a mixer.

Nose - cherry, sweet pipe tobacco, grape, marshmallow, caramel, vanilla, black pepper, banana, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - cherry, sweet cream, vanilla, subtle banana, sweet pipe tobacco, pepper, finishing slightly tannic with very little burn.

Nose - banana, vanilla, light oak, caramel, sweet bread, light ethanol burn. Taste - banana bread, sweet cream, butter, cinnamon, grape (or something fruity and sour), finishing quick with yeasty caramel flavor. Overall, a very easy sipper with pleasant, sweet flavors that are simple and unchallenging.

Nose - ethanol, caramel, vanilla. Taste - vanilla, caramel, maple, sea salt, finishing quick and sweet.

Nose - sweet, buttery cinnamon, baking spice, mild oak, slightly tannic, mild to moderate ethanol burn. Taste - moderate oak, cinnamon, butter, finishing slightly sweet and sour.

Nose - caramel, vanilla, peanut, cherry, buttery cinnamon, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - brown sugar, caramel, vanilla, mild chocolate, cinnamon, finishing fairly quickly with a classic bourbon (if not slightly rough) finish. I think this is a really solid bourbon for the price. Would be interested in comparing this side-by-side to WT101.

Nose - cherry, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, peanut, cola, butter, brown sugar, light/moderate ethanol burn. Taste - peanut, caramel, vanilla, cherry, classic bourbon flavors, burnt brown sugar, cola, finishing long and with burnt sweetness.

Nose - sweet peat smoke, caramel, honey, brine, mustiness, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - sweet smoke, sea salt, caramel, vanilla, burnt wood. Pretty good, but I don’t like the burnt flavor from the extra charred casks.

Nose - lemon, orange, carbonation-like effervescence, honey, vanilla, shortbread, corn, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - vanilla, honey, corn sweetness, finishing quick, sweet, and slightly bitter. Easy drinker, but definitely simple and a bit rougher than it could be.