Tastes

Nose: bright, bit of ethanol. Zest of fruit peel. Carmel Palate: fruit, fruit and more fruit. Rum sweetness, I also get a jolly rancher candy note. It’s lovely. Also brandy on the finish. Overall: it’s damn good. Well balanced. Not overly sweet with an incredible nose. This bottle is a homerun. Don’t leave it on the shelf.

Nose: it’s all here. Brown sugar, vanilla, Carmel, slight ethanol Palate: buttery good flavors. Carmel, barrel spice, vanilla Finish: slight tingling on the middle of the tongue. Not a long finish. Goes down really easily. Overall: it’s a great pour. They got it all right the proofing, the flavors and the nose. Also at 45 dollars it’s a gem. I have had the toasted too it’s 100 dollars more. I find this is just as good for 100 dollars less.

Nose: cinnamon, vanilla cake, brown sugars. No ethanol on the nose. The nose is lovely Palate: barrel spice, Carmel, vanilla frosting, orange zest Finish. Long and lingers. Tingle on the back of tongue. Overall: this 2021 release is 131.3 proof and it drink like it’s 90 proof. Little to no burn. I hate saying “smooth” but that’s exactly what it is. Complex and delicious and very smooth. 9/10. The issue is it’s 250-300 dollars. I probably won’t buy another simply due to the cost. But it’s damn delicious. My bottle is #3843

Nose: vanilla, Carmel brown sugar Palate: barrel spice. More brown sugar and Carmel Finish: long Kentucky hug it lingers. Overall: it’s damn good classic bourbon done well. Solid pour that will keep you coming back. It’s way better than I expected.

Nose: honey, Carmel and vanilla Palate: Carmel, barrel spice and Texas funk. I don’t know what Texas funk is but being a Texan and having tried loads of Texas drams this definitely has that Texas funk. Finish: long and lingers. Call it a Texas hug. There’s a hint of some sort of floral at the very end reminded me of juniper berry. Overall: not a bad pour. Very different sort of bourbon. I’d have another glass.

Nose: Carmel mostly, slight ethanol burn Palate: Cinnamon, Carmel barrel spice Finish: Kentucky hug is long and lingers Overall: a decent to solid pour. My tasting was out of a fresh crack. I’ll come back to this one after it’s been open a while to see if it stretches it’s legs some.

The palate is the best part of this dram. It’s amazing. Maybe I’m trippin but I get notes of chocolate.

Nose: typical bourbon smells. Carmel, vanilla, brown sugar Palate: semi sweet with a note of a fruit. Can’t place the fruit. More citrus I think. Finish: long Kentucky hug. Bit of barrel spice. Overall: solid pour. In Nc people chase this bottle. This is my first one and I had to go to Texas to find it. Solid dram

Nose: Carmel bomb, Very little ethanol, vanilla and brown sugar Palate: thick mouth coat, a bit of fruit like orange peel zest, barrel spice Finish: no Kentucky hug here. Short without heat. Overall this is a great pour. Actually it’s fantastic and dangerously “smooth”. Easy sipping whiskey. Highly recommend

Nose: vanilla, Carmel and brown sugar. All the standard stuff. Some ethanol burn. Also light fruit on the nose. Like sharp pear. Palate: pear, rye spice, possibly light apple. Finish long hug, complex OSSA is one of my favorite ryes. This barrel I got is a blind rabbit group pick. It’s unbelievably amazing.