Tastes

This is quickly becoming my everyday pour rye. Pikesville is better but at $50, Pikesville is more of an impress your friends or special occasion bottle.

sipping on ice. Holds up well. I am so.glad I picked this one up.

3rd pour tonight. I definitely found my new daily sipper. Great flavor for an amazing price.

The whiskey itself isn't bad. It is just so sickening sweet. It's like drinking caramel syrup.

Day 11 of #30daysofbourbon for the #30daybourbonchallenge #bhm Maker's Mark 70% Corn 16% Red Winter Wheat 14% Barley I haven't had MM in a while. Typically I don't thrive on wheater bourbons. I usually go for the spice of a rye. That said, it was time to revisit this classic Nose is a bubble yum bubble gum. A little more butterscotch after sitting for a little bit. A slight hint of grass. First sip is a little more ethanol bite than I expected. grassy (That's the wheat) and a little bit of oak. Not a heavy mouthfeel. Actually pretty light. Finish stays around for a while with a KY hug. A little bitter after taste. I'd give it a 3 out of 5. I'm not really a huge wheater fan though. It's a solid wheater bourbon. I just crave the spice.

Nose is sweet vanilla and some ethanol. Palate is oak and a hint of spice Finish is cinnamon. Nice sipper.

Nose is spice and oak. Palate is spice and oak. Rich mouthfeel compared with Black Label. A slight ethanol punch with the 50% ABV. palate is a lingering sweet spice.. Solid Bourbon.

Day 11 of #30daysofbourbon for the #30daybourbonchallenge Evan William's Black Label I wanted to revisit this tasting with one of my favorite bourbon's baby brother. I really enjoy the Evan William's Bottled in Bond (White Label) bourbon. Nose is oak with little ethanol burn. A slight, and I mean very slight, caramel. Palate is thin on the mouth with some oak and a little spice. Finish is short to medium with a little hint of spices. So much weaker when compared with the EW BIB. It's a great basic mixer. 3/5

Day 10 of #30daysofbourbon for the #30daybourbonchallenge Old Forester 86 Tonight begins the rise back through the proofs. I am leaving the 80 proof whiskey behind. I enjoyed the basic bourbon bottom shelf whiskeys. That said, tonight's bourbon is one I've not had before and was really looking forward to this entry level bourbon from Old Forester. 72% Corn 18% Rye 10% Malted Barley Nose: Oak, butterscotch/caramel, cherry Palate: Spicy, oak with a medium mouth feel. Finish is medium with some dark chocolate and leather. 4/5

Trying it over an ice block tonight. I'm not even going to attempt to get a nose from a rocks glass. 🤣 I just needed something to wash away the JD Gentleman Jack. Pretty bland on ice.