Reviews

Review #346 r/Bourbon Single Barrel Straight Bourbon 112.94 Proof Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, vanilla. Palate: Cinnamon, clove and baking spice Finish: Long length with medium heat. Splash: A sweet oak note appears. Overall: 6/10 - Coming back to this after a few years hasn't improved it, in fact it's lost a few points. For as much as I wanted to enjoy this more, it's pretty average. I only gave it an extra point for the long finish.

Review #345 Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Fresh cornbread with butter and a pinch of cinnamon. Palate: Cinnamon, clove, baking spice. Finish: Medium length with medium heat. Splash: A bit of oak appears. Overall: 7.5/10 - The nose is really fantastic here, but what follows is pretty average. Maybe a little above average, but the nose is fantastic.

Review #344 Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Dark amber. Nose: Apple, apricot, peach, raisin. Palate: More fruit, then clove, followed by oak. Finish: Long length with medium heat. Splash: A minty note appears. Overall: 9.5/10 - The fruity notes in the nose seemed more specific and didn't have the minty note that I had nosed before, but this is a fantastic expression.

Review #343 Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Peanut shells and caramel. Palate: Cinnamon, clove, baking spice. Finish: along length with medium heat. The cinnamon and clove notes linger. Splash: No new flavors are revealed. Overall: 7/10 - This is the classic Larceny BP profile with no real surprises. For the price, there are more interesting expressions out there.

Review #342 Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Apple and caramel that together remind me of pie. Palate: Cinnamon, clove, baking spice. Finish: Long length with medium heat. Splash: A faint note of peanut appears. Overall: 8/10 - Coming back to this after a while, it seems both familiar and unique. The nose is outstanding and for 100 proof, the finish is pleasantly long. For the price ($60-65) there are otter expressions with more depth.

Review #341 Costco store pick, aged 8 years, 124.4 proof Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Peanut, caramel, dark fruit. Palate: Clove and cinnamon red hots. Finish: Long and lots of heat. Splash: A sweet oak note appears. Overall: 8/10 - The nose on this one and the sweet oak note were pleasant surprises. The finish is about right for the proof, but some more complexity in the nose would go a long way.

Review #340 Worldwide Wine store pick, 137.8 proof Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Oak, mint, dill. Palate: Pepper, mint, oak. Finish: Long and warm. Splash: No new flavors are revealed. Overall: 7.5/10 - Honestly not my favorite JDSBBPR. Not to sound jaded, but this is a bit one-note, even at 137.8 proof.

Review #339 Greens Farms store pick, 110 proof Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium anber. Nose: Apple, plum, raisin, vanilla. Palate: Fruit, cinnamon, baking spice. Finish: Medium length with medium heat. Splash: A mild pepper note appears. Overall: 9/10 - This was a sample that I kept from a bottle I purchased years ago and somehow never reviewed. The port barrel influence is obvious in the nose and palate. I’m generally not a big Angel’s Envy fan, but this was surprisingly good.

Review #338 Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Caramel, vanilla, ripe red apple. Palate: Cinnamon, baking spice, some black pepper. Finish: Long length wirh medium heat. Splash: An sweet oak note appears. Overall: 7.5/10 - This was a neck pour so may open up over time. Finding Barrell marked down is unusual, and I like PX Sherry cask finishes so I figured I’d give this a try. I’m not picking up any of the sherry influence on this first try, so hopefully that makes an eventual appearance. The Distiller rating was around 3.75/5 when I wrote this, and that’s also what I rate it.

Review #337 140.2 proof Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Maple and caramel notes. No ethanol burn. Palate: Cinnamon red hots, clove, more maple notes. Finish: Long and hot. Splash: A sweet oak note appears. Overall: 9/10 - I’d like to think I’d rate this just as high if trying blind. The maple notes are fantastic, and the finish is the only place that the hazmat proof really shows. This is a great example of a proof bomb done right, and for slightly less than last year’s 17 year hazmat light whiskey. I’m looking forward the the 19 year expression next year.