Tastes

1st O&E expression: So this really isn’t bad. The nose has a lightly sweet, toasted marshmallow aroma and with a few drops of water it leans more to oak. The mouthfeel is nice and moderately creamy with a flavor more towards caramel and light oak. This is tasty but it’s no OF 1910!

I honestly prefer this slightly over the 15 year as it is more rounded and amps up the spice some. It has a vanilla sweetness and far less oak but the char is still there. The sweetness is great but is balanced.

I find all the notes the expert reviewer gives. This has an oak infused sweetness along with spice and dryness in the middle. The finish lingers and lends to a touch of tang & smoke.

This has dual notes of vanilla & herbal/mint. The flavors are overlapping vanilla, mint, pepper & barrel spice. This is far better than the standard Rye but not quite the SiB picks. I imagine the Cask Strength is better as well.

This is a one trick pony. A sweet corn nose with a sweet brown sugary palate and little else going on. But hey, it’s better than Balcone’s Baby Blue.

Strangely disappointing paired against the Corner Creek NAS. This has the oak nose but has a bit more noticeable age to it. The flavor has also rounded out to a big fat unidirectional (oh so slightly) salted caramel. Good but the younger is my preferred.

Interesting nose blend of young oak, new leather & hay. The flavors show with plenty of vanilla but also tart apple & salted caramel. The surprise kicker was the buttery slick mouthfeel I did not expect.

It’s good but not great. In the realm of Double oak bourbons it falls well below Woodford, OF and the like but for its price it isn’t bad. It has a nose of vanilla mingled with young oak & smoke. The flavor brings back the smoke with some nuttiness and a semi-sweet butterscotch. I’ll actually take Black over this.

I found this 1792 offering to be an expanded and noticeably seasoned upgrade from some of the younger expressions. This is a full, rich & creamy experience. The nose mixes baking spice, vanilla & toasted almond. The flavors to me are salted caramel & big creme brûlée’s. The finish is nice & pleasant. This would be an excellent frequent dram if more readily available.

Absolutely loved this Limited Edition. The wine barrel notes really gave it a well rounded, red fruit & berry tone without being too sweet. It had some vanilla undercurrent with plenty of baking spice to boot. Very nicely done.