Tastes

This is hands down the best scotch I have ever had. I have seen that this stuff varies a lot batch to batch but I can say that this batch is a winner. If you see the 6.3, buy it. It is worth the price!

When I first saw this for $40 for a 375ml bottle I scoffed at it and moved on. It was only after a buddy of mine started talking it up that I decided against by better judgement that I would grab a bottle. The nose is sweet and full of nutmeg, cinnamon, caramel and graham cracker, like a cinnamon honey teddy graham. The palate follows right along with layers of flavor that present themselves in such a way that you get to enjoy each one. The mouthfeel is thick and creamy and the finish goes on and on. I swore I could still feel the warmth and the sweet spices for over two minutes (YMMV). I have not tried the other Whiskey Barron expressions but my several people I know say that this runs circles around them. Closest comparison I could make is a dusty Wild Turkey 101. Since those can be pretty tough to find I highly recommend this bottle. If you would pay retail for a bottle of Barrell or a Wild Turkey Master's Keep, go get a few of these.

I have felt like this is a real sleeper bottle. It sits on shelves everywhere despite having tasting notes very similar to Buffalo Trace's Mash Bill #2. Which is amazing since it is made using Buffalo Trace's Mash Bill #1 distillate. Maybe I have had luck with good barrels but in blind tastings of BT MB#2 products I snuck this in and it almost always ends up being rated above Blantons and Elmer T. Lee and falling short of Rock Hill Farms (every other MB#2 product does in my opinion). With all MB#2 products being nearly impossible to get in my area I have found myself happy to always see this on the shelf. At $50 it is pretty steep, if I could get it for $40 it would always have a place in my collection.