Tastes

Grilled pineapple all day, delicious but lacking in complexity. Very subtle peat makes it potentially a good entry to that style.

I tasted the 106.8 Proof Barrel FB189-1 selected by R/Bourbon. This is the kind of aggressively finished bourbon I’m coming to expect from Starlight. I picked this up because I generally love port notes and this doesn’t disappoint. A little thinner than I expect at this proof and the bourbon is a bit overpowered but a delicious bottle overall. Not as sweet as you’d expect, supposedly due to the use of Tawny over Ruby port barrels.

My go-to vatted American single malt. The wide variety of cask finishes that go into the final product mean there’s always something new to discover but there’s a balance that keeps it from being incoherent. None of the flavors are particularly challenging so I expect this to appeal to a variety of palates.