Tastes

Enjoy most with 8 drops of water per 2 oz pour. Brings out the sweetness that includes a honey note.

Meijer Steward Select Single Barrel Barrel Pick Barrel#: 7811050 Barreled: 10/15/17 4 Year, 11 Month Old First taste, double neck pour, open in glencairn glass for over 30 minutes. Nose (Neat): Light ethenol bite. Slightly sweet with soft butterscotch and a very slight leather and nutty note. Palate (Neat): First sip provides noticeable spice with an underlying faint sweetness, light oak and slight buttery tone. Second sip is about half as spicy, but still very present throughout the mouth. Notes of light butterscotch, light leather and a woodsy note that is comforting. The viscosity of the whiskey is very light and clean. It does not linger too long, which would allow for flavors to build into the next sip. A relatively clean page for every sip. Finish (Neat): The finish is slightly sweet with those woodsy notes and clove spice. Lasts a moderate length, say 20 to 30 seconds. No noticeable warm bourbon hug to this one. All sensation is in the mouth and upper throat. This is an enjoyable pour overall and a very enjoyable pour for the $40 price per bottle. Would buy again, but would say that this is not a very complex or stand out profile. Just simply enjoyable and relaxing.