Tastes

Deep amber color. The nose has a ton of vanilla along with honey-cinnamon toast and candied pecans. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and hot, slightly drying. The palate is reminiscent of a Milky Way candy bar with notes of caramel, nougat and milk chocolate, along with bright cinnamon, vanilla bean, allspice and some tannic oak. The finish is long and peppery, driven by baking spices and ending with lingering oak tannins. If you like sweeter bourbons this is excellent, especially considering it's just 2 years old.

Copper color. The nose has maraschino cherry syrup, rose water, and fresh ground cinnamon. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and hot. The palate has dark cherries, black tea, candied walnuts, roasted peanuts, and black pepper, with cinnamon chewing gum and ground nutmeg. The finish was disappointing - fairly short and tannic, with strong notes of young oak and cinnamon toothpicks, and fainter notes of cherry cough syrup and black pepper.

Deep copper color. The nose has a lot of rich, sweet oak, caramel, chocolate covered cherries, campfire marshmallows, vanilla bean, with hints of pipe tobacco and petrichor. The mouthfeel is dense, chewy and hot. The palate is loaded with more sweet oak and baking spices, with charred cinnamon stick, ground nutmeg and allspice, along with vanilla bean, dried apricots, pecans and cherry cola. The finish is long and hot, with more vanilla, caramel, baking spices and sweet oak, along with a hint of roasted peanuts.

Amber color. On the nose I get a strong fruity character with baked apples, strawberries and cream, dark cherries, and a hint of chocolate covered orange peel, along with standard notes of caramel, cinnamon and vanilla. Medium-bodied mouthfeel. I get a lot of woodiness on the palate, with upfront notes of young oak and cinnamon toothpicks, followed by fainter notes of vanilla ice cream and creme brulee. The finish is medium-long and dry, driven by tannic oak and ground cinnamon, with a hint of black pepper. I enjoy the nose but the palate and finish make this more of a mixer for me.

Amber color. The nose has notes of cinnamon apple pie, lemon zest, dark cherries, pipe tobacco, and buttered toast. The mouthfeel is fairly thin and hot. The palate has a lot of cereal notes - I'm thinking honey nut cheerios, golden grahams and mini wheats - with fainter notes of red apple peels, dark cherries and baked bread, along with some malt. The finish is long and hot, led by a lot of malt and charred cinnamon stick, with hints of sea salt, baked bread and citrus. The nose is the best part, and everything else is a let-down. Sipping neat it is quite hot but becomes more enjoyable with an ice cube.

Ruddy copper color. The nose has Tahitian vanilla and cinnamon sugar, along with blueberry jam, marzipan, and fresh baked bread, with hints of citrus and spearmint tea. The mouthfeel is fairly thin, almost effervescent, but it's incredibly easy to drink as a summer sipper. The palate has cinnamon chewing gum and bubble gum up front, then grassy rye spice, cherry cola, burnt cinnamon stick, chocolate malt balls and boiled peanuts. The finish is medium length, led by more of the bubble gum note and rye spice, along with black tea and hints of peanuts, cocoa and barrel char.