Tastes

Nose: bitter and grassy initially. Not super potent. Palate: minty on the palate. Not really sweet though as I figured it might be. Finish: medium/short and spicy Overall: I’ve never tried this before. You can easily tell it’s a bourbon rye blend. Not bad, not amazing

Nose: tons and tons of fruit. Caramel. Rich cherries Palate: good bite for the proof, great dark fruit flavor. Juicy fruit gum. Finish: long and sweet Overall: dang man. This batch is good. I might need a couple of these

Nose: peaty and sweet. Very light nose Palate: spice initially. A little bit of smoke but not really that much. Finish: medium/short and sweet. The smoke wears off pretty quick. Overall: for being a peated scotch I’m impressed. I know it’s a special release and not made to be super peaty but the hint of smoke is very nice.

Nose: lots of bitter wine on the nose. Palate: bitter note still there and grainy of course. Buttery too Finish: typical grain and the bitter note goes away. Overall: not bad. The bitter note kinda hits me in a weird way though. For 15 years not amazing

Nose: Smokey but not terribly Smokey. Sweetness is a little dull Palate: lots of grain and spice. Smoke taking the back burner Finish: short/medium Overall: not bad. Even though I don’t care for peat, it’s better than I thought

Post virus take: Nose: spice and cinnamon. Palate: lots of rye spice up front. 104 proof but it drinks like 80 proof which is very impressive. Finish: medium length. Rye spice at the end as well for me Overall: my profile might be off due to just getting over being sick. Still, this bourbon is good. Right on par with other good ones I think.

Nose: heavy caramel. Very sweet too. Rich syrupy Palate: lots and lots of cinnamon. Not super sweet. Rich in flavor but almost like a rye, except you get corn. You can tell how young it is. Finish: spicy finish and hot. Overall: young and high proof. Could be better if aged I think. I love the color though, Super super dark (due to Texas). 123.2 proof and 3 years old at $150. It was a gift to me but honestly I wouldn’t pay a dime over $30 for this. It’s just way too young and no depth. Rating this on price btw

Nose: fruit and caramel. Classic notes. Reminds me of very old Barton. Palate: cinnamon and caramel at first. A little sweet and a little thin. Second sip more cinnamon but little to no burn. Finish: short with a little spice Overall: for $20 heck yea I’m in there. Good average starter bourbon

Nose: lots of spice. I smell cinnamon rolls. That’s gotta be a good sign! Palate: really spicy. Like really really spicy. Clearly a bourbon, as it’s sweeter, but wow is it spicy. Has some kind of funk also, super interesting. Finish: bananas for a little while. Medium length Overall: well I’m not a huge fan of spicy and this one is overly spicy in my opinion. Not the biggest fan, cool bottle though. Wouldn’t buy again