Tastes

Sampled in a glencairn, neat 2 years, 10 months in age, opened ~ 6 months Dark yellow in appearance Nose: alcohol, honey, vanilla, brown sugar, a hint of tea, but more Snapple peach tea than a straight black tea Palate: good mouthfeel, thick, sweet honey, more Snapple peach, alcohol bite and some bitterness Finish: short, honey and cardboard, a reminder of the Snapple peach T8ke scale: 5, good, just fine This has improved with oxidation, as the neck pour was horrible, just alcohol and cardboard. Now I’m kinda interested to see what this juice will look like when they actually get some age on it

Used a tulip blending glass ( I know, not really the right image for Jack…), neat Rusty gold in appearance Nose: bananas foster, vanilla, nutty under tones, acetone, juicy fruit gum Palate: thin, light, brown sugar and juicy fruit gum, and lots of bananas, but more the fake ester then the real fruit Finish: short, bananas and some oaky bitterness T8ke scale: 4 It’s jack, it ubiquitous, and it’s not bad, but as I’ve tasted more whisky, I find I’m attracted to other things. Kinda like that first girl friend from high school…. (Ducks)

Tulip blending glass, served neat Light rust in appearance Nose: cherries, Snapple peach tea, vanilla, some grapey undertones Palate: medium mouth feel, Carmel and toffee, candied oranges, oak, vanilla, almost no burn Finish: short, vanilla and oak, some brown sugar T8ke scale: 7, great, well above average I’ve enjoyed this a lot over the years, normally around $45 now (used to be $35), but a really nice single barrel, still kinda amazed the taters haven’t pushed it to allocated status, given it’s a blend of mashbill 1&2. It’s better and cheaper and more available then Blantons, Elmer or Rock Hill Farms I’d love to get my hands on a barrel select at barrel proof!

Norlan glass, served neat Amber in appearance Nose: cherries, honey, nestea with lemon, alcohol, maybe some milk chocolate Palate: medium in feel, cola, honey, Heath bar Finish: medium to long, honey and more honey, vanilla, some Kentucky hug and oak T8ke scale: 7, great, well above average

2011 version (7yrs 10 mos) Glencairn, served neat Amber in appearance Nose: vanilla, caramel, soft and sweet, some cherries and cinnamon Palate: oaky astringency, Kentucky hug, leather, some brown sugar Finish: short, some sweetness and leather Hmm, I guess single barrel luck, so your results may vary; this has a great nose, but the palate was disappointing T8ke scale: 4, sub par, not bad, but many things I’d rather have

Glencairn, neat Pale gold in appearance Nose: sweet corn bread, honey, alcohol, vanilla, peanuts, vague fruit note Palate: hay/grass, sweet honey, some alcohol burn, peanut brittle Finish: short, sweet, little Kentucky hug, a little bitterness, good flavor on burps Not bad, a good change of pace, great for the price, but too much I like better T8ke scale: 4, sub par, not bad, but many things I’d rather have

Glencairn, served neat Light amber in appearance Nose: brown sugar, vanilla, bit of cherry, southern style sweet tea Palate: vanilla, hint of peanut, more sweet tea, some cinnamon underneath Finish: medium length, soft, no hug, mild bitterness, cinnamon with a hint of Splenda I like this, good classic bourbon, always available, great price, well done T8ke scale: 6, a step above

N: peanut butter, duh, maybe a touch of vanilla P: egads, super sweet, no burn, just liquid peanuts and more sweet sugar, maybe some honey as well F: quickly passing peanuts, some lingering sugar and vanilla We opened the bottle tonite for a birthday, I guess it’s not for me, and I like the Beam peanut brittle taste, but this was too much. some of others enjoyed it, but I found I need a bit of burn and some oak