Tastes

Nose: sweet maple, dark caramel, oak, vanilla, and brown sugar Taste: signficantly less sweet than the nose, much more oak and pepper on the pallet Finish: moderate finish, mostly soft oak and punchy black pepper

Nose: cherry and strong oak, pretty sharp Taste: spicy cherry and strong oak, with an effervescent start Finish: moderate finish, sticking with the spicy cherry and strong oak. The cherry fades quickly and leaves you with the age

Binny Pick (Sep'24) - OBSQ Age: 11 Years, 8 Months Proof: 109 Nose: sour green apple, sweet caramel, rye spice, but pretty tight nose overall Taste: Sweet right away, followed by a wallowing wave of oak and rye spice. The ride undulates between soft sweet caramel and pleasant rye spice Finish: Long finish, the high rye is nice and warming, and the sweet oak rides smoothly the whole way

Nose: a sweet oak, brown sugar, vanilla, with some soft rye spice Taste: soft, sweet, oak and vanilla. Right down the middle and a very easy drinker, a classic bourbon Finish: on the shorter end, but soft, sweet, and slightly oaky

Nose: crisp green apple, smooth caramel, and soft wheat Taste: soft and sweet, slightly spicy up front. Overall profile is very soft and sweet, with a lingering oak and spice. Spice moves towards the back as I continue to sip. Finish: long, dull sweetness with oak and good bit of light spice

Nose: a light, sweet honey with some herbal rye Taste: starts soft and sweet, then blossoms into a strong herbal, minty rye and oak spice. Opens up significantly with a bit of water. Finish: moderate finish - a lingering, warming, slightly bitter rye spice

Nose: soft and sweet, a light red and apple and wheat. Pretty muted. Taste: ethanol punch and prickliness right away, followed by a wave of oak and pine-forward rye spice. A bit of water really opens up the sweet and floral profile Finish: pretty short finish of rich, bitter oak and light rye spice

Nose: very muted nose, a little vanilla sweetness and oak Taste: rich oaky red fruit that quickly transitions to a soft malt Finish: pretty short finish, a whisper of malt and cinnamon

Nose: a deep, rich, sweet cherry and vanilla Tasting: punchy oak flavor, with tart cherry Finish: short finish, with oaky bitterness and lingering cherry

Nose: tart cherry and caramel, very heavy and sweet, good pop of vanilla Taste: warming oak with a nice cherry and spice. Relatively straight forward Finish: moderate, light finish with a slight tannin bitterness