Tastes

Caramel sweet, but balanced with pepper and wood. A little hot. Medium long finish. Preferred neat as water/ice can cut the flavor quite a bit. No shame to have this in the collection, Roughly comparable to Woodford Reserve

Very nice. Smooth. Complex, but not overbearing. Sweet char that lasts through the end. Moderate and bright anise/menthol/hay follows closely behind. The rye fades and light cocoa and oak make an appearance with sweet oak tannins taking you through the medium long finish. If you love bourbon and rye, it's delicious, if you dislike rye, you'll still probably dislike it. If you're a rye purist, you'll say you hate it and drink it when no one is watching

A delicious unique bourbon. Nicely balanced. Slight honeysuckle/butterscotch sweetness with 'pretty' dessert baking spices (cardmom, cinnamon) and vanilla, red apple, sweet almond/maraschino cherry. Countered with slightly bitter, toasty wood, almost fresh cut sawdust that dries it out, keeping it from being cloying. Nice dry, moderate finish. I can't help but imagine eating an under-filled cherry danish at a lumberyard. Something for everyone, from newbies that want easy drinking and sweet from the wheat, to even rye fans that like some spice and complexity from the finishing staves

Tasting neat. Nice light brown sugar/toffee sweetness with red fruits, balanced by some aged oak, vanilla. Slight baking spices, pepper, and sweet tobacco. Easy to drink, well made, bright, and pretty. It's about as good as it gets for the type: Sub $30, low rye, non wheater. A trendy and now harder-to-find bottle that exemplifies the style and worth some real estate on your shelf if you see if for a good price

'Pretty' and refined. but thin and overpriced. Light caramel, light spice, light fruitiness and ends with that light Beam nuttiness. The closest comparison would be Four Roses Yellow Label, which is about half the price. BH gives you the nuttier JB yeast and a touch more barrel. Would love this to be proofed and priced like Knob Creek. Alternatives: Four Roses Yellow for delicate/floral/proof/better price, Four Roses Small Batch for similar flavors, but more intense and a little better price. Old Grand Dad Bonded for same mash/yeast/flavor, higher intensity, much cheaper, but maybe slightly less choice barreling

Good intro easy drinking rye. Light body, light sweetness, fruit and general grassy/herbal flavors. Not a challenging rye, but a good everyday rye and not offensive to non rye drinkers or even non whiskey drinkers. I can often find the 1.75l for the low 40s and it's a bargain.

Perfect summer bourbon. Smooth, moderate body and uniquely flavorful. I can sip on this neat all day. Light sugar/honey sweetness with a heavy floral/fruityness that makes four roses unique. Just enough smokiness, spice and oak to round it out.