Tastes

OBSV SN 86-3J 57.7% Tobacco, leather, oak, cinnamon. Not very sweet and has a strange bitter, citrusy aftertaste.

OESV P5 58-5U 61.5% Maple, apple, anise. Quite spicy hot finish but also sweeter than some of the other recipes. Decent but I'm not blown away by any of these.

OBSF 71-1D 55.7% Very woody and earthy with a sweet caramel start and a short spicy finish. Nicely complex.

OESF 79-45 60.9% Quite spicy and not terribly smooth. Cinnamon, caramel, anise, woody oak. Probably my least favorite of these Four Roses single barrels so far.

OESQ 32-3J 58.2% ABV Caramel, honey, mint, leather, quite spicy. This is interesting and drinkable but just not very rich or flavorful in my opinion. All the flavors are mild and nothing really stands out.

OBSQ 51-30 58.6% Chocolate mint, pretty smooth for the proof.

"Sex Panther" pick by Alexandria Barrels. 9 years / 126.2 proof. Neat: nutty, quite spicy, some molasses sweetness, citrus rind, ginger and clove. Ice cube helps tone down the spice; I get some anise I didn't taste before and the oak flavors come through more.

Quite spicy cinnamon starts very early, making it hard to pull a lot of other flavors out, but I get some chocolate, coffee, and caramel, plus the expected rye and oak.

Incredibly delicious. Lots of maple, vanilla and cinnamon. Hints of banana and gingerbread. Moderately spicy finish. Complex and balanced.

Caramel apple pie. Sweet, leathery finish with just a touch of menthol & spice. Quite smooth and well-balanced.