Tastes

Nose: vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, cocoa, cherry cola, leather, cordial cherries Palate: wow!, full mouth explosion, cherries, cinnamon, vanilla, oak Finish: nice long hug, cinnamon spice on the cheeks, brown sugar, barrel char

McClellan’s barrel pick

Papa joes store pick N: pumpernickel, grain, coco puffs, chocolate, maple syrup, flat cola, vanilla P: rye bread, chocolate, caramel, oak F: oatmeal, chocolate, leather, oak

Nose: oak, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, Palate: at first very sweet, but changes to a surprise of cinnamon and rye spice Finish: short but nice mix of sweet and spice

2019 134.4

Central Ohio Bourbon private barrel: First Love 104 proof Nose: tobacco, maple syrup, vanilla, caramel, ethanol, graham Palate: thin, sweet, oily, dried fruit, tannins Finish: medium, burst of cinnamon, oak, earthy end

Nose: vanilla, floral, barrel spices, caramel, leather, tobacco, plums Palate: cherries, oak, vanilla, brown sugar Finish: long and fire, cinnamon, strong sweetness hits the back of the tongue right away but gives way to oak and spice quickly, cinnamon lingers and gains back a sweetness

115.1 proof Nose: caramel, leather, ethanol, vanilla Palate: cherries, white pepper, hot, raisins, plums, red hots candy Finish: sweet, very long and hot, barrel spice, oak, leather, white pepper, spice bomb