Tastes

On the eye, this had a nice amber color. On the nose, this is unique and disarms you with the rose, floral, herbal tea smells galore. Everything I ejoyed about the almost perfect nose was lost in what felt like the everlasting gaze. The flavor balance was off, with an overpowering alcohol profile and taste that it is unique - though expected with a heavy floral and tea profile. I prefer an earl gray or gold. I wouldn’t give this a zero. Unfortunately, this simply wasn’t my cup of tea today.

Once upon a song ‘I wouldn’t pass this by’. (#41) Not true. Pass Traveller’s #40 by - thumbs down. Buffalo Trace is leap years ahead in flavor, profile, color, tannins, legs, etc. This is not worth the price, nor hype.

Brown sugar, maple syrup on the front with a hint of candied pears. Then it is all oak. Gave it an ice cube to open it up, had some slight sweet flavors, fruit, and honey trying to eacape from behind the oak.

Served over rocks. This hit the tasting notes as promised, with a heavy peanut butter start, followed with bananas. The bananas were not overpowering and were well balanced with a more natural taste profile (e.g. think banana ice cream, as opposed to the chemical banana sweetness in a licquor). Yet, the pour finishes with a salty, yet sweet, mapled bacon - all the while that salty peanut butter and soft banana flavoring remains. I suspect there is whiskey in this, but it serves as a great base for the additions of nutty flavor, banana, and smoked meats. Drink chilled. Fun bottle, well executed gimmick. A+

This is excellent, has characteristic tendencies of a wheated bourbon with brown sugar, caramel and honey notes. This is good enough to stand alone, but drop of water or an ice cube brings out the fantastic sweet profiles. If adventurous—I recommend it for a sumptuous Old Fashioned.

This bourbon wants to be so much more....but it’s not. The flavor profile just lacks cohesion, which is unfortunate when drinking it neat. Yet, this has made some of the best Old Fashioned drinks that I have ever had. The smokey, unbalanced flavor profile, and moderate oak notes find their harmony with the sugar and bitters in the cocktail. I would get this again, under the premise that I am making some darn expensive mixed drinks!

Was told (or sold) that this was the clerk’s favorite bourbon. It’s smooth, has a slight rye spice that is smoothed out by the wheat blend. It is a good pour, but I have a lot of other bourbons that I prefer at this price.