Tastes

At first I did not care for this when first opening it up. It pretty much was just a simple medicinal cherry and oak. But after being open now for 3 months..... Nose: Oak and I still get some cherry, but floral aroma dominates and mixes in with some smarties candy note or a sweet cherry Kool-Aid packet. Palate: It is creamy for a six year, and I don't get the cherry anymore that I smell. Instead, there is a lot of lemon flavor followed by leather and there is a mingling of more oak and floral. I don't get any vanilla or caramel which are so traditional in bourbon. Finish: It is dry with some leather, allspice, oak and lemon. I really enjoy it other than it is too dry which hurts it's score a little. I feel like batch variability will be common here. This one is 11% floor 5, 40% floor 4, 31% floor 3, and finally 18% floor 2. But this one is really pleasant, and a real changeup compared to most KY bourbon flavor profiles. The bottle I got was really tight and one-note when I first cracked it but it is now morphed into a unique experience.

Nose has heaps and heaps of nutmeg. There is some candied orange slices and mint mixed in there as well. Palate is filled with honey and clove. Brown Sugar and vanilla make an appearance as well as some lemon bar show up as well. It has a lot going on for such a young rye. Finish is shorter and has the tendency to fall off a little too quickly. This hurts it's overall score as the nose is interesting and the palate is a treat. There is a little oak and cinnamon but it is fleeting and drying.

Strong dense nose. Great flavor profile with fruits like Plum, Raisin, Pear and Apple. There is a little caramel and butterscotch flavor that weaves in and out and then the finish is nice, elegant and pleasant although it's not super long.

I thought maybe because of the Buffalo Trace lineage I would enjoy but it is rather dissapointing.

This is a Top10 store pick from Top Ten Liquors. 112.6 proof. Nose : Sweet smells are reminiscent of a bakery early in the morning. Palate : Caramel, sorghum, molasses, brown sugar and a touch of heat. Finish : Long and peanut brittle forward. Back end is cracked pepper and cinnamon. It is at a very good proof. Nothing extraordinary but it could be a good workhorse as I can see myself getting through this bottle quickly.

Great Barrell Blend here. Sweet, smoky and oaky. Awesome blend with a long warm kentucky hug. I bought a backup bottle which I almost never do, so it's a 4.5.

Had a pour at a great whiskey bar in Kentucky. Good traditional Knob Creek flavor. The coconut note was a great little twist and I enjoyed the amount of oak and expectations were high being 18 years old. Finish is impressive. If it was higher proof this would be top tier!

The first bourbon I purchased other than always having makers mark on hand. Sweet marshmallow flavor with Carmel and vanilla. I always get a little barbecue sauce from this one as well. Good stuff. Consistent flavor done well.

Nose is pure halloween candy corn which is somewhat fun. This is the bright spot though. Palate is showcasing a lot of youth and a baby spit type of thing that is very distracting from the rest of the flavor which brings forward maple, pear and cinnamon. Finish is abrupt but showcases a little sweetness and some more cinnamon sticks flavor. It just isn't my cup of tea.

I would just look at WhiskeyJug's review for the ideal review on this. I get all the raspberry and peanut flavor inter mingling with each other. Booker's is one of the great pours in my opinion and for some reason works best early spring and on a Sunday afternoon right after church outside on a patio as it begins to warm up. This is traditional Booker and I love it.