Tastes

Has a nice floral scent, the taste is decent, typical floral aromas and has that western oak taste, which tends to be lighter than some other oaks. The ending taste isn’t harsh and has slight oak and sweetness. With an ice cube, it tends to open more. This isn’t a bad whiskey, but it doesn’t really stand out among other choices that are available.

Initially smells of cinnamon and definitely the pot still scents. However the initial taste is more of mud and grass with a faint bit of cinnamon that disappears at the middle and ending taste of some heat and likely is influenced by the youth of this whiskey. Much better can be found.

The lighter color gives an appearance hint that this isn’t very old juice, but it does have some initial caramel flavor followed by medium heat and some ethanol burn. Decent for a mixer, not so much for on the rocks or neat.

I tried to like this but just can’t quite get there. It starts off with a tart up front taste with a bit of burned grape taste, then leads to burned bananas, and a little bit of wood and pepper, almost a dirt or sand smell and taste. Even the scent smells of heat, unfortunately after several tries the alcohol burn and burned everything tasting notes makes this one a pass.

Single barrel survivor store pick, and I wasn’t sure what to expect other than the guys kept saying it was interesting. Turns out it’s interesting in a good way if you like very smooth buttery vanilla caramel pour! Scent is vanilla and a slight bit of banana. After opening it for a few days the true caramel and vanilla flavors come out. Surprisingly there’s only a hint of wood at the end along with warmth, but not alcohol burn. Picked up a second bottle before they’re gone.

Tried this while in Colorado. Not bad for a mixer but a bit too harsh to drink neat or on the rocks. Tastes like a young bourbon but it does try to be different with some caramel and wood flavor. The end is very hot however.

Letting it open after a neck pour and evaluating after a third pour about 3 weeks later. Initial smell is of leather and oak with a hint of caramel. Tasting it yields a warm but slightly nutty taste, with a slight hint of caramel in the middle taste. Ends with a bit of extra warm leather and caramel finish. It’s a decent sipper neat or with ice, but there are better choices out there in this price range.

This is a great bourbon after it has a chance to open up. It has a hit of a coffee and caramel scent. The front starts off with the sweet warm caramel mixed with apple notes. The middle yields a warm caramel and vanilla taste. It follows through with a bit of sweet vanilla and coffee and caramel heat, but it’s very smooth throughout. Definitely different and better than regular Elijah Craig, which has its own good qualities as well.

I’ve tried this three times after letting it open up over a week then a month then a few more weeks. Initially it smells pleasing, like oranges and a bit of vanilla with little or no oak. Initial taste is sweet but is followed by overpowering orange flavor then it just becomes heat and burn with a hint of oak and more burn at the end. As much as I want to like it, I just can’t get on board with this voyage.

After a few pours I really wanted to like this single barrel pick. It is decent, but it doesn’t seem to stand out amongst all the other bourbons that are out there. The nose smells of light caramel and oak. The initial taste is some light orange and caramel and light oak, with a little burn. The middle taste and finish carries the same flavor notes but the burn seems to linger a little too long at the end.