Tastes

I think this is Benchmark with a private store label - the bottle looks identical. Which is OK because Krogers in my area doesn’t stock Benchmark. I can’t taste any difference, which is to say it’s a passable bottom-tier bourbon. I keep a bottle of cheap stuff like this in a decanter for when my drunkard brother in law stops by. He isn’t picky and will drink anything.

Best budget bourbon I’ve found. Vanilla, with fruit - I’d describe as a melon-like sweetness. I didn’t pick up on the often-noted peanut flavor, but the finish had a definite - but pleasing - oak tannin.