Tastes

It’s 2020. It’s December. Let’s shut this year down with a brand new whiskey every day. It’s my own personal whiskey advent calendar. +6! Dec. 2, 2020 2020 was also the year of Bardstown. I discovered this freakin amazing brand earlier this year, and spent much of my 2020 bourbon hunting time (and capital) focused on the other releases. This is the most recent release in my area, and it’s 9 year old “Tennessee bourbon” (this labeling convention made me chuckle) finished in Orange Curaçao barrels. Nose is oranges. High acid, low sugar. It’s not the type of orange you want when you want oranges. It’s orange soda, orange cough syrup, orange candles. Hint of vanilla buried in there somewhere. Body is a complete and perfect delivery of the nose. This tastes like a mix drink. Or cough syrup. The finish has an intense cinnamon flavor. It’s not hot, but that expression of cinnamon is delicious. This is the best cinnamon finish I’ve ever had in a whiskey. I would almost say that this tastes like someone took a really good bourbon and messed it up. Almost. And it hurts me to say that because I freaking love the Bardstown label. This is indisputably my least favorite Bardstown product to date, but it’s not all bad. That cinnamon finish is still special. There’s hints of the underlying bourbon before that, but it’s overpowered by the curaçao influence. I thought this tasted like a mix drink, and interestingly enough, when you put it on ice it shines. The orange is much more tolerable this way. Additionally, this is absurdly good in an old fashioned. Switch half the angostura for some orange bitters, then put this guy in there. It’s pretty special. If you’re like me, and you don’t want to spend $140 on “mixin whiskey,” on the rocks is the way to go with this one. Probably won’t buy another, but I could see that changing if I get enough enjoyment on ice. ‘Tis the season. I’m day-to-day on my whiskey selection, so if you’re reading this and there’s something readily available out there you’d like me to enjoy/suffer through this holiday season, leave it in the comments. Merry whiskey to all, and to all a beer flight!

It’s 2020. It’s December. Let’s shut this year down with a brand new whiskey every day. It’s my own personal whiskey advent calendar. +6! Dec. 1, 2020 2020 was a year of really good rum-finished whiskies for me. Blood Oath Pact 5, Jefferson’s, and Borough were all excellent. I picked up this whiskey knowing nothing of Redemption and caring less than I should for rye whiskey. It’s all about the rum, baby. Nose is pickle juice, burnt sugar, vanilla extract, mint. Body is pickle juice, vanilla, cedar, salt, perfume. I heard somebody say perfume as a flavor once and thought it was bull crap, but this one really does blur the scent/taste boundary in that way, reminiscent of a very pungent, floral smell. In a good way. Finish is very sweet. There’s sugar. Milk chocolate. Toffee. The transition to the finish is my favorite part of this drink. This reminds me of whistlepig juice, though with my minimal exposure to ryes that may just be a laypersons way to say that this is a fine whiskey, deserving to be held up next to other respected ryes. ‘Tis the season. I’m day-to-day on my whiskey selection, so if you’re reading this and there’s something readily available out there you’d like me to enjoy/suffer through this holiday season, leave it in the comments. Merry whiskey to all, and to all a beer flight!

“Whiskey Credit Score.” It’s a concept a buddy and I came up with to describe what you’d be willing to drop on a new bottle you knew nothing about, purely based on the distillery. For example, for me Old 55 has a bottom shelf WCS. Maybe $15. This is why I will likely never own another Old 55. Wild Turkey has a very high WCS, particularly when it comes to the master’s keep series. I didn’t blink when given the opportunity to buy a Cornerstone online for about $200. Fingers crossed for a BiB. Similarly, Buffalo Trace has a very high Whiskey Credit Score with me. I’m a little concerned that it’s a blank check. If I was in their gift shop and they showed me a bottle of Hancock’s that was bottled by a Willie Wonka style contest winner who’s name was John and they printed a custom label that read: John’s Hancock’s... well I might have to see how much one of my kidneys is worth. So there’s the scene. Enter Benchmark, stage bottom shelf. Out of thin air, one day my local liquor store had 5 new Buffalo Trace products on display that I had never seen. Thankfully, they were all under $20... because again, those bastards own my wallet. The question wasn’t which one, it was: “If I buy a sixth, can I get a Benchmark box too?” So here’s the Benchmarks: Benchmark 8 (80 proof) Benchmark Top Floor (86 proof) Benchmark Small Batch (90 proof) Benchmark Single Barrel (95 proof) Benchmark Bonded (100 proof) Benchmark Full Proof (125 proof) These are all made using Buffalo Trace mashbill #1, which is BT’s low-rye mashbill. People that are smarter than me think it’s about 10% rye, 5% malted barley, and 85% corn. They think this, but I don’t think anyone outside of BT actually knows. I wanted to do a true mashbill #1 round robin, so I threw in: Buffalo Trace (90 proof) EH Taylor Small Batch (100 proof) Eagle Rare (90 proof) Stagg Jr. Batch 13 (132.3 proof) 10 mashbill #1 bourbons. 45 blind taste tests in glencairns. Only one can be the best. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First runner-up-loser: Benchmark 8. If you ain’t second, you’re second loser. Nose is almost nonexistent. I get maple syrup and lemon. Body is lemon, caramel, peanuts. Mostly peanuts. This body is extremely similar to small batch, with noticeably milder flavors. Finish is peppermint. Like toothpaste peppermint. It’s weird. I don’t like it, but it gets better over the course of the drink. I don’t like this whiskey. This tastes young, possibly Canadian. (Joking, of course.) There’s not a ton of classic bourbon notes, it’s got an unpleasant alcohol presence (which is impressive at just 80 proof), and it’s just not worth the sip for me. That’s the funny thing about blind taste tests. The only whiskey this guy beat out was Benchmark Small Batch (which I generally do like). There must’ve been some odd interference between the two. On its own, in a glencairn, this is a hard pass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a few more Benchmarks, so if you want to play along next time, feel free to skip the intro. However, I did have trouble deciding which non-president to use for my presidential select, so I may have some fresh material next time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fun new discovery about mashbill #1: A palate cleanser is required. These whiskeys are more similar than they are different. This is true for the expensive ones too...

“Whiskey Credit Score.” It’s a concept a buddy and I came up with to describe what you’d be willing to drop on a new bottle you knew nothing about, purely based on the distillery. For example, for me Kentucky Owl has a very low WCS. Maybe $40. This is why I will likely never own another KO. Four Roses has a very high WCS. I didn’t blink when given the opportunity to buy two SBLE at just under $200 each. Similarly, Buffalo Trace has a very high Whiskey Credit Score with me. I’m a little concerned that it’s a blank check. If I was in their gift shop and they showed me a bottle of EH Taylor that was swallowed by a dog and then vomited back into a tank, calling it Lassie Finished... well I might have to take out a second mortgage. So there’s the scene. Enter Benchmark, stage bottom shelf. Out of thin air, one day my local liquor store had 5 new Buffalo Trace products on display that I had never seen. Thankfully, they were all under $20... because again, those bastards own my wallet. The question wasn’t which one, it was: “Would I be able to look my grandchildren in the eyes one day if I didn’t grab all five and power walk to the counter?” So here’s the Benchmarks: Benchmark 8 (80 proof) Benchmark Top Floor (86 proof) Benchmark Small Batch (90 proof) Benchmark Single Barrel (95 proof) Benchmark Bonded (100 proof) Benchmark Full Proof (125 proof) These are all made using Buffalo Trace mashbill #1, which is BT’s low-rye mashbill. People that are smarter than me think it’s about 10% rye, 5% malted barley, and 85% corn. They think this, but I don’t think anyone outside of BT actually knows. I wanted to do a true mashbill #1 round robin, so I threw in: Buffalo Trace (90 proof) EH Taylor Small Batch (100 proof) Eagle Rare (90 proof) Stagg Jr. Batch 13 (132.3 proof) 10 mashbill #1 bourbons. 45 blind taste tests in glencairns. Only one can be the best. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let’s start with last place. This little guy literally lost every match he was in. Somebody has to lose. Nose is cane sugar, vanilla, fresh flowers, peanuts, hint of melon. Body is lemon, caramel, peanuts. Mostly peanuts. Finish is cinnamon and licorice. I like this whiskey. This tastes a lot like what I think an Irish whiskey would taste like if you finished it in virgin oak barrels. It’s superb for under $20, and would beat most other bottom shelfers (not named Benchmark) in my book. But it’s more expensive than Top Shelf (which is better) and only marginally cheaper than Single Barrel (which is truly special.) So we have an under $20, readily available bourbon that I like... and I can’t think of a justification to ever buy this whiskey again. This confuses me. WTF are you doing to me right now BT. That doesn’t make any sense. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a few more Benchmarks, so if you want to play along next time, feel free to skip the intro. However, I did have trouble deciding which vomiting vertebrate to use, so I may have some fresh material next time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fun new discovery about mashbill #1: Within the Benchmark product line, the tasting difference going up or down one proofage level is mostly white noise.

It is with a heavy heart and an unsteady hand that I retaste this whiskey that was crucial in my palate’s formative days. Without Willett’s hot tasting room lady helping me pick out new flavors, I don’t know that I would care for bourbon today. I really want to think this is great. 2 years ago, I gave this 5 stars. Nose has peanuts, honeysuckle, sugar, oak, lemon, toffee, dill pickle. That pickle thing through me for a loop, but I can’t unsmell it now. Body is very bitter, but not in a bad way. There’s milk chocolate, coffee, caramel, leather. This is like a delicious desert. Very bourbon standard, and solid. Finish is salty, with pepper and mild cinnamon. Bit of dust. The overall vibe is a desert drink. I’m getting chocolate-covered peanuts, praline, a cookie you dropped on the floor of your grammas basement, etc. This is no longer my flavor profile of choice, but I still think it’s well done. I don’t think my notes 2 years ago were leagues off on their content, but my enthusiasm was a bit over the top. It’s fine, but nowadays if I want these flavors, I’d probably look to certain siblings that do them better. Looking at you Noah’s Mill, Rowan’s Creek, a 4 pack of ice spheres and an evening that’s welcoming to bad decision making.

Begin disclosures: 1 - I am a bit of a Buffalo Trace fanboy. I do not own a giant bronze Buffalo, retailing at around $400 at buffalotracegiftshop.com, but as you might’ve guessed, I’ve considered it. 2 - Once one enters the “BT fanboy refreshers tent” and drinks the Kool-aid, one discovers sub-genres of fandom. Inside the BT tent, I am 100% a BT mash bill #2 fanboy. Elmer T Lee, Rock Hill Farms, Blanton’s, Hancock’s, and (you guessed it) Ancient Age. The other 4 on that list range from “I like this” to “this is one of my all time favorites.” Although this is NAS, word on the street is that this juice is aged around 3 years. This makes sense on a few levels, so I buy it. 3 - I am firmly on team “cost should factor into a rating”. A whiskey can be objectively better than another and still receive a lower score because most of us aren’t that asshole who posts Facebook videos where he mixes Pappy with Surge. Value matters. 4 - No stores near me carry this, which is absurd given some of the obscure stuff they do carry. I paid $15.99 + tax + $10 shipping to get this 1 liter from an online liquor store out of CA. I do not regret this decision. End disclosures. Nose is bitter and sour. I get almonds, walnuts, and lemon. I can understand why one might say cherry, but I’d stick with lemon personally. A bit of yeast and cedar, but those notes aren’t as intense as they are in Jack, Beam, or Woodinville, to name a few. Body has orange, maple syrup, caramel, and powdered sugar. That orange to powdered sugar has a sweet tarts vibe that I am really enjoying. It’s juicy, sweet, and delicious. I could see how one might say apple on the body, but I’d stick with orange. Finish is yeast, pepper, and banana. This is the first place where it really becomes obvious to me that this is necessarily younger juice. Could do without the finish, but that’s okay. I’ll just drink it faster. I mean, it’s like $0.50/oz, so why not? This whiskey is simple, young, and tasty. It’s on my shortlist for best whiskey under $20, and it’s my current favorite whiskey in an Old Fashioned. You can mix this with no regrets, but you can also drink this neat. I can see the connections to the other whiskeys in mash bill #2, and perhaps a good bit of my enjoyment here comes from the fact that this is a study piece for me. In particular, I can see the relationship to Blanton’s gold (the nuttiness and sweet tarts bit) and Hancock’s (the juicy and fruity bit). I know that I’m biased towards this whiskey, but if you’re a fan of BT mash bill #2, I don’t know how you could avoid appreciating this on some level. This shouldn’t be anyone’s favorite whiskey, but it deserves better than the community rating here, especially when the world is flooded with craft distilleries making inferior juice at 4 times the cost. Would recommend to any friend who’s into mash bill #2, BT in general, lower cost bourbons, or good mixers for an Old Fashioned.

I had heard a lot of chatter about this bourbon on those Facebook groups. You know the ones. This bottle wasn’t so much a highly sought after thing, but it seemed minimally distributed (at least in my region) and generally respected. So when I finally saw it pop up on the shelves, I was very excited to give it a go. Now checking this in on Distiller and seeing the 3.7 average across 300+ users, I’m a bit concerned I might’ve succumbed to a hype machine. Off the bat, the nose makes me think of a higher tier Jack Daniels product. It’s overall sour, with cedar chips, banana, tart cherry, yeast. It’s inviting, and I’m excited. Front end of the body is where the fruit hits. There’s the cherry and banana, which transitions into cedar, more banana, and yeast. All the fruit flavor, while good, isn’t the best example of fruit in a bourbon. Every now and then, somebody nails a natural cherry flavor, and I can’t say that this is that. This is more of the cherry syrup or cherry candy variety, but it’s not poorly done by any means. Finish is either yeasty or a delicious sweet orange flavor. The yeast is the main actor, but if you force the juice to the back and sides of your tongue and hold it there, the orange pops. I mean... I get it. I get why people talked this bourbon up. There’s some stuff it does really well, and I’m genuinely enjoying this pour. I’m excited to see how the bottle oxidizes, and I’m seeing some other variants out there that I really want to try. I also get why it’s a 3.7 kind of whiskey. If I were wanting to pick up a bourbon at or under $40, I’m not even sure this would hit my top 10. So I’m in that space I find myself in a lot when drinking a decent-yet-not-exemplary bourbon: won’t buy again, will enjoy this bottle, will look for variants to see what else this distillery is capable of in the future. I think I would’ve liked this more if I hadn’t had such high expectations, what with the awards and the Facebooks. Damnit people, never overstate your case. Rookie move.

I have a lot of disclaimers for this little guy. 1 - This is a gift from a good friend. Not the wiser but far less well endowed one, the other one. 2 - It has the word “Carolina” on the label. I mean... how can you not? Distilled in my college town of Columbia, SC. Go Cocks! 3 - Perhaps the most important disclaimer. I don’t much care for craft distilleries. I often hate the whiskey, I oftener hate the regional adulation of aforementioned shitty whiskey, and I oftenest hate the undeserved swagger on display by the companies who make aforementioned shitty whiskey. No I don’t want Journeyman in my old fashioned, and no, Cleveland, you haven’t used science to make in 2 months a comparable product to hundreds of years worth of Rick house management experience lovingly utilized on a barrel for over 4 years. All that said, I will try my hardest to be objective about this little guy, aged 8 months. The nose is shockingly complex. Initially, it reminds me a ton of a Magners pear cider, which is confusing. Sugar, tart, pear, fruity sweetness, sourness too, perfume, floral, latex. It’s all there, and aside from that industrial rubber thing on the back end of the nose, the nose is phenomenal. That perfume is intense. There’s a ton going on in this body too. There’s a creamy, thick mouth feel. There’s caramel, cane sugar, vanilla, hint of watermelon, lemon, brine, leather. Toasted marshmallows? I don’t understand how this body follows from that nose, but I don’t care. I appreciate them both, even if their union is a bit of a head scratcher. The finish is smoky? Wtf. This finish kind of reminds me of some low peat scotches I’ve had before. Insanely dry mouth feel, there’s a hint of baking spices, but it’s mostly like a spicy cigar. Dull but pleasant tongue buzz. I’ll be honest: I don’t love this finish, but I also don’t care for cigars. Could be a huge plus for many bourbon fans out there. Hot damn. I love the little hidden gems like this out there. This is simply good. I’ve tried it three times over three weeks, and it gets better as the bottle oxidizes. The flavors I don’t care as much for get minimized to the background over time, and what I’m left with is very complex and confusing. I don’t know how the hell they did some of this stuff at all, much less how they did it in 8 months. I’m impressed so far, and I’m insanely curious to see what these guys will do in the future. Edit: I have been told by my friend that this bottle is getting phased out for longer age statements. Kind of makes me sad, but I can’t hate them for trying to improve their brand. Additionally, I’ve been told these guys have had to close due to COVID. Truly hope they make it though to the other side.

This is my official deep dive into Jefferson’s. Feel free to skip ahead to the tasting, because there are going to be a bunch of these cheesy intros, all copy/paste. ~~~~~~~~~~ Concept: I walk into a liquor store and see like a billion different Jefferson’s bottles, yet my knowledge of them is minimal. My perception is that I typically don’t care for their stuff, but somehow, before choosing to start this experiment, I already had six different Jefferson’s on my shelf. How did they invade my house? ~~~~~~~~~~ Methodology: Step 1: Jefferson’s Very Small Batch. Patient 0. Where it all started? Never had it, so a damn good place to start. This one was bought specifically for this experiment. Step 2: Jefferson’s VSB vs Jefferson’s Reserve (Very Old Very Small Batch). I already had this one. How did this get in my house? Step 3: Jefferson’s VSB vs Jefferson’s Ocean. Is it a gimmick? Again, how did this get in my house? Step 4: Jefferson’s Ocean standard vs Jefferson’s Ocean wheated mash bill. Repeat house question. Step 5: Finished Jefferson’s. I got rum, Sauternes, and Prichard Hill. Let’s do this. Step 6: Blind taste test with all 7. Hell, throw in Chef’s Collaboration. (Seriously, how?) So there’s 8. Can I pick them out based on steps 1-5? Are there any standout Jefferson’s expressions, or is it all marketing? The stakes are so low, the tension is palpable. ~~~~~~~~~~ Disclaimer: Starting this, I don’t much care for Jefferson’s in general. There’s this weird gummy-bear-ness that I can’t shake. Hoping to find my Jefferson’s product by the time this is over. ~~~~~~~~~~ Finished Jefferson’s , aka “Step 5” I’ve had and reviewed all these separately, so this is less of a tasting note and more of a value/quality comparison tasting for the Old Rum Cask Finish, the Prichard Hill Cabernet Cask Finish, and the Sauternes Cask Finish. For the rum finish: This was pretty low on my list when compared to other rum finishes, but here amongst its brothers, this bourbon stands tall. It’s my favorite of these three, and it’s not close. Comparing it to Blood Oath pact 5 and Borough (two truly unfair fights IMO) made me under-appreciate the things this whiskey does well. My prior rating of this guy was too low, so I’m fixing that here. This truly is a solid expression, and Jefferson’s did well. I will try to keep one of these around, provided it’s available at retail. Tasting notes: Nose has lemon, brine, salt, and faint jelly. Body expands on that jelly adding in sweet cherries. Finish has cinnamon, salt, pepper, and more brine. For the Prichard Hill: I don’t care for this one as much as I did before. I remember getting “almond extract fatigue” from tasting so many damn Cabernet finished whiskeys, and in that context, this was less offensive than some. Now, compared to other finishes, it’s subpar and substantially less enjoyable than the rum finish. It’s funny how relativistic your palate can be. When this bottle dies, I don’t think I will replace it. For the Sauternes finish: From my barrel finish experiment, I learned that Sauternes can be done exceedingly well (OMFG Boone County) and exceedingly poorly (Hillrock). This is somewhere in the middle. By itself, it’s interesting as a slow sipper. But if you go back and forth between this and anything less sickeningly sweet, this genuinely can make your mouth turn. This is tough to drink at times, and even tougher to find value in at its retail price point. Based on my Sauternes finish experiences, I can’t say that these negatives are unique to Jefferson’s, but they are present here. I will not buy this again, and I would politely turn down a free sip from a friend, unless there was nothing else available. ~~~~~~~~~~ One of my burning questions at the start of this was: “how did these end up on my shelf?” For these three, the answer is easy. I did a barrel-finished bracket a while back, and Jefferson’s conveniently managed to fill out a few brackets. And these three aren’t even the full list that are currently sitting at my liquor store. There’s another one, French Oak Cask Finish, that didn’t make the bracket. Regrettably unavailable to me was the Groth Cask Finish, which I’ve heard is amazing. Point is: Jefferson’s is in the conversation for most distinct entries into the barrel finished space, and their availability is remarkable. If your willing to pay up (comparatively speaking) you can find these little bastards everywhere. Overall, I’m impressed with Jefferson’s in this barrel finished space. They’re not the best; my current vote there is Bardstown. They’re not the biggest bang for your buck; I’d put Borough, Isaac Bowman, and Angel’s Envy all above Jefferson’s there. But Jefferson’s has its feelers out there in a bunch of different finishing styles, and I can already tell they’re going to get a few winners overall during their experimentation, this rum finish being one of them.

This is my official deep dive into Jefferson’s. Feel free to skip ahead to the tasting, because there are going to be a bunch of these cheesy intros, all copy/paste. ~~~~~~~~~~ Concept: I walk into a liquor store and see like a billion different Jefferson’s bottles, yet my knowledge of them is minimal. My perception is that I typically don’t care for their stuff, but somehow, before choosing to start this experiment, I already had six different Jefferson’s on my shelf. How did they invade my house? ~~~~~~~~~~ Methodology: Step 1: Jefferson’s Very Small Batch. Patient 0. Where it all started? Never had it, so a damn good place to start. This one was bought specifically for this experiment. Step 2: Jefferson’s VSB vs Jefferson’s Reserve (Very Old Very Small Batch). I already had this one. How did this get in my house? Step 3: Jefferson’s VSB vs Jefferson’s Ocean. Is it a gimmick? Again, how did this get in my house? Step 4: Jefferson’s Ocean standard vs Jefferson’s Ocean wheated mash bill. Repeat house question. Step 5: Finished Jefferson’s. I got rum, Sauternes, and Prichard Hill. Let’s do this. Step 6: Blind taste test with all 7. Hell, throw in Chef’s Collaboration. (Seriously, how?) So there’s 8. Can I pick them out based on steps 1-5? Are there any standout Jefferson’s expressions, or is it all marketing? The stakes are so low, the tension is palpable. ~~~~~~~~~~ Disclaimer: Starting this, I don’t much care for Jefferson’s in general. There’s this weird gummy-bear-ness that I can’t shake. Hoping to find my Jefferson’s product by the time this is over. ~~~~~~~~~~ JO Wheated, aka “Step 4” Voyage 19, for those counting. It’s very interesting that this wheated mashbill contains less rye than the standard Jefferson’s Ocean, because this little guy smells far more strongly of a rye whiskey. It smells salty, briny, and pickled. There’s a hint of jam on that nose, which makes me concerned, but it’s far from the dominant scent. Body delivers on that nose. It’s weird that you can toggle the switch, alternating between syrupy sweet jelly and saltiness, but that is exactly what this calls for you to do. Some sips are so sweet it makes your jaw turn. Others taste dry and bitter with salt. Pickles too. With effort I can force myself to taste the profile I choose, though I can’t quite force both simultaneously. I have to give my tongue a break. If I’m choosing my own jelly adventure, this finish is almost nonexistent. It’s low heat, charred oak flavor. Slightly nutty. Over very quickly. If I’m taking route 10 to rye-city, that brininess really sticks with you on the back of your tongue. It’s salty and bitter, and it lingers. Again, I can choose which finish I want by choosing the body I want to focus on, both flavors and duration. It’s freaking weird. So this is clearly a complex whiskey, but not in the award-winning sense. It’s a true head scratcher. Wheated bourbons just don’t taste like this. If you’ve seen the optical illusion of the gold/blue dress or heard the auditory illusion of yanny/laurel, here’s your gustatory illusion. I can’t see a scenario where I’m reaching for this as a nightcap, because it’s far less pleasant than it is fascinating. Yet I am genuinely excited to inflict this on my friends and see what they taste. I wouldn’t buy this again, but I might buy a future wheated voyage out of curiosity. As for comparing this to voyage 17: such a goal was simply an experimental design flaw born out of ignorance. 17 blows this out of the water, and it isn’t close. When it comes to tasting notes, there’s no more point to comparing 17 to 19 than there is 17 to Booker’s. They are completely different animals. Additionally, this batch does not make me reminisce about a warm sunny day at the beach. The power of suggestion does not compel.