Tastes

The color is a rich, deep amber with thick legs that easily coat the glass. The nose right away lets you know that it is wheated and only hints at it's high proof. A nice mix of baking spices comes out along with charred oak, with smooth notes of vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate and a little bit of green apple that slowly opens up at the end. The palate is dry but chewy with a burst of oak and baking spices, quickly followed by vanilla and dark chocolate all while green apple presents itself lightly in the background. The finish is long and full spicy, dry oak along with dark chocolate, while the rest of the palate nicely fades as you chew on it leaving you wanting more.

The color is a dark amber that leaves oil clinging to the glass with every movement. The nose is light and fruity, with oak and hints of caramel with a little bit of char and caramel coming out at the end. For the age and proof, the nose is surprisingly gentle, even after letting it breathe for a while. The palate is mouth coating with oils and somewhat chewy with pepper, cinnamon, caramel apple, vanilla and a touch of butterscotch. It greatly expands on the palate. The finish is long with a lingering oaky cinnamon, while rich caramel apple and vanilla fade nicely together. It is a whiskey that tells you to take your time with it, to let it breathe and open up.

The color is a bright golden amber, heavily coating the glass. The nose is full of sweet and floral rye, with vanilla, soft sugar and a grassiness finishing it off. The palate immediately hits you with dry and spicy rye, that is at the same time very rich with vanilla and a slight bit of oak. It is a very simple palate, but all comes together as a big bundle of flavor that lingers in the mouth keeping it warm for a very long and wonderful finish.

The color is a rich anger that heavily coats the glass and starts there. The nose sweet and oaky with citrus, char, pastry cream and caramel coming together for a wonderful experience. The palate is very smooth and oaky with a hint of spicy pastry cream, creating a very rich and chewy palate. The sweetness keeps the palate together, with creamy oak and pastry cream linger for a medium long finish, while the palate comes together and fades nicely.

The color is a brownish amber that heavily coats the glass. The nose is buttery while also being oaky as baking spices, soft sugar and fresh bread finish it off. The palate is sweet oaky and pleasantly spicy with pepper that warms the mouth for a full and rich palate, with sweet notes of vanilla and butter coming together for a wonderful experience. The finish is long spicy with creamy and sweet oak lingering and taking its time to fade.

The color is a vibrant amber, not as dark as you would expect for 23 years old. The nose is sweet and oaky, with plenty of pleasant brown sugar, vanilla, caramel and a touch of fruit. It almost smells like ice cream. The palate is rich and full of sweet oak, as well as a heavy creaminess. The finish is medium long with is lasting sweet oak, while the sweeter notes fade as if the ice cream has meted and all the flavors come together.

The color is rich amber with a caramel hue and leaves the glass coated in a thick and distinct veil of oils. The nose leads off with buttered toast balanced by ripe fruit, with vanilla and caramel following all with an underlying oakiness and a very inviting richness. The palate is right away dry but chewy, with a richness that coats the mouth along with oak, filling the mouth with butter, vanilla, caramel and a wonderful creaminess. The fruitiness takes more of a backseat but is there in the background to tie everything off. The finish is medium long with a lasting oakiness and richness that keeps the mouth feeling chewy, while a rye spiciness presents itself as the rest of the palate fades. What a wonderful experience this bourbon is.

The color is a dark and lush amber that coats the glass in heavy waves of oils. The nose is soft with gentle oak, dark chocolate and fruit with hints of rich creaminess of vanilla and caramel with notes of spiciness. The palate is rich and turns dry the longer you hold it in your mouth. It is oak forward in a very pleasant way along with a peppery fruitiness, while the creamy notes of vanilla sweet caramel keep it balanced. The finish is medium with a lingering spicy oakiness, while the richer notes fade nicely, leaving behind a wonderful mouthfeel of dark chocolate. The whiskey is held back by its nose being too subtle and finish that sadly doesn’t last long enough to compliment the great palate.

The nose is full of charred oak along with baking spices that can bite if you’re not careful. Vanilla, brown sugar, caramel, leather and touches of ripe fruit and peanuts follow all nicely in balanced with each other. The oak and baking spices carry over strongly to the palate for a slightly dry and chewy mouthfeel, backed up by the sweeter notes of vanilla, brown sugar and caramel while pleasant notes of peanut fill the mouth with a little smoke coming at the end. The finish is medium long spicy along with oak that lasts as the rest of the palate fades behind it.

The color is a glowing, dark amber, wonderfully coating the glass with each swirl with an endless amount of thin, heavy legs. The nose is oaky and at the same time full of ripe fruit. A creamy blend of vanilla custard, caramel and brown sugar follow while baking spices give a nice spicy finish to the nose, along with a certain hint of saltiness. The palate is chewy, slightly dry and oaky, with pleasantly strong baking spices coming through, along with vanilla custard, caramel, brown sugar and a touch of pepper. The finish is medium long with oak and sweet vanilla custard coming together to lingering as baking spices keep the mouth warm, while the palate fades if just a bit too soon.