Tastes
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Nose: Faint wisps of brown sugar and vanilla with some smoke and proof. Palate: Baking spices and graham cracker upfront and throughout most of the palate before giving way to some sweeter notes including classic vanilla but more spice with oak. Finish: Short-medium finish with spice, and tannic oak So this is Elijah Craig's "double oak" offering. This sits right between Old Forester 1910 (Sweeter) and Woodford Double Oaked (Oakier.) The nose on this one isn't as sweet as the other two, but the palate isn't as woody as Woodford. While this is an acceptable sipper, it's a bit middling in the double-barrel game.
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Nose: Grapes, pear, and other fruits, caramel, some baking spices Palate: Vanilla takes center stage along with baking spices Finish: Short, with more baking spices and some mint A frutier, sweeter take on Old Forester. Just as light in body as the 86 and 100 proof varities but for me a more refined easy sipper and a clear step above the entry level varities.
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Nose: Marzipan, creamy vanilla, toffee Palate: Hints of warm caramel and apple that transitions to baking spices Finish: Medium finish that continues the baking spices through and through. A medium bodied pour that has rich sweetness on the nose, a nice finish that offers a little complexity, a good but not great pour. I foind that the palate doesn’t deliver on the nose.65.0 USD per PourGirl & the Goat Los Angeles
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Old Grand-Dad 114 Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed February 13, 2024 (edited March 30, 2024)Nose: Sweet leather, tobacco, vanilla Palate: Vanilla, peanuts Finish: Medium-long with baking spices and rye For an MSRP that you should be able to find $30 and under- this is perhaps one of the best values in bourbon currently out there. A classic bourbon profile, solid proof, a fantastic value sipper. -
Nose: Rich brown sugar, brown butter, a hint of maple and oak. All the brown sweet things. Palate: Sweet oak, coffee, dark chocolate, Finish: Short to medium, a sweetness lingers with some baking spices but not much. Indeed this is a sweet and rich pour, however, compared to other double-barrelled bourbons this has a strong influence from the wood. The extra wood finishing imparts more wood characteristics. I find the nose lets on more sweetness than you'll get on the palate but that's not bad- it's simply different. If you like more wood and "sweet oak" then you will love this.
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Nose: Dill, rye Palate: Grain up front but quickly reveals a fruiter, vanilla profile Finish: Short, the sweet profile carries over with some spice at the end Located in Pittsburgh Strip District, this local craft distillery features a 68% organic rye, 18% organic wheat, 14% organic malted barley mash bill. The "wheated rye" takes the typical rye profile and brings out more vanilla, caramel notes on the palate. An interesting take on a rye that's perfectly fine to sip.
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Nose: Corn, grain, barley Palate: Vanilla Finish: Short, light spice Located in Pittsburgh Strip District, this local craft distillery is now bottling 4-year make for it's PA Straight Bourbon. With a 68% Corn/18%Wheat/17% Malted Barley organic mash bill, the grains are forward on the nose and the palate is typical with vanilla. Overall it's a simple pour that does what it's supposed too- but does has room for more complexity and refinement.
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Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch C920
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed December 25, 2023 (edited December 26, 2023)Nose: Oak, fruity, cherry Palate: Syrupy sweet brown sugar, baking spices Finish: Long lasting with sweet oak For 130 proof this certainly doesn’t drink like it! Well balanced with a fantatic full body. A pour I could enjoy all night.20.0 USD per PourBamboo Fine Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar
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