Tastes
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Yellowstone Hand Picked Collection Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed October 22, 2021Liquor Barn (KY) #2 Pick, Barrel 575, 115 proof Nose is straight up Bit-O-Honey candy chews, haven't had one in years but brought me immediately back. Palate follows closely, very sweet and peanut, pepper heat follows in the roof of the mouth and into the chest, lingering on the tongue. I believe Yellowstone sources much of their product still. I have to wonder if this comes from Beam, sure tastes like it. -
Heaven's Door Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed October 18, 2021 (edited February 20, 2022)Plaza Liquor (KC) store pick,Barrel #168, 111proof- Candy corn with a slight alcohol burn, cardamom and a touch of nutmeg on the nose. Not much leg in the glass. The palate is heavy on brown sugar with cinnamon and pepper burn, a little pie dough and pit fruit. The pepper lingers a long while. My first draw out of the bottle was nice but not overly impressive. With some air, a few days later, it is much tastier. Not a stand out flavor profile, but the sweet brown sugar is striking. Ice tames the pepper to the point of non-existence and makes the brown sugar even more prominent. Definitely worth the asking price.60.0 USD per Bottle -
Booker's Bourbon Batch 2021-03 "Bardstown Batch"
Bourbon — Kentucky , USA
Reviewed October 15, 2021 (edited December 11, 2021)Nose is super sweet. Reminiscent of juicy fruit gum. A touch of cinnamon in the background, and just the lightest hint of peanuts. Fat legs in the glass, very viscous and holds true on the lips and in the mouth. Fruit forward on the palate, candied cherries. Cinnamon comes forward along with pepper. Fairly hot on the tongue, roof of the mouth and chest, but not unpleasantly so. Nice finish except that it turns a bit bitter at the very end. Lips tingle nicely for quite a while. Beam peanut is barely discernable. This is a very divergent Booker's. For better or worse, Booker's is not nearly as flavor consistent as it used to be. I like this but it is certainly not the whiskey you expect when buying a Booker's. -
On the nose leather, nutmeg and a touch of sweet bread and oak. The palate is similar with wood, young apples, fall spices, and pie dough. Very sweet as well. A hit of hot pepper follows. Some astringency on the finish but it fades quickly and gives way to the the pepper which persists for quite a while.
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I found this bottle at Cork `N Bottle on the Kentucky side of the state line in the Cincinnati area, a great store. It's a low rye Kentucky style rye that comes across more like a bourbon. The nose is clean, fruity and yeasty. The palate follows suit with a sweet fruit pie and finishes with mint and pepper, fading nicely to sweet cinnamon pie dough. What a pleasure and a unique find.
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Square 6 High Rye Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed September 29, 2021 (edited January 10, 2023)I sampled this at the Evan Williams Experience gift shop. Frankly, I'm surprised this is five years old. Comes across much younger with a hit of ethanol up front and hot for the proof. Very dry, virtually no finish. Flavors that are there do suggest the high rye content. Might have been a lot better if they had left it in the barrel a few more years? -
Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Warehouse C
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed August 5, 2021 (edited January 15, 2022)Nose is sweet, full of prunes and fall spice, with a touch of bubble gum. The palate is spice forward with a touch of sweetness, but I lose the fruit. Brings a lot of heat for 100 proof. Not a terribly long finish. This is quite nice and a very good sipper, but not exceptional. -
Riverset Straight Rye Whiskey Barrel Strength
Rye — Tennessee , USA
Reviewed July 31, 2021 (edited August 26, 2021)Gomers-KS Barrel Pick, 5yr., 119 Proof. Nose is very sweet and fruity with cardamom and cream of tartar. Flavor hits similarly but with a big rye hit of licorice that stays with you to the end. Very nice. Finish is peppery but short, which is the only real flaw, otherwise I would rate it higher. Rye drinkers will like this. Probably not a good choice for those on the fence or not into the rye anise flavor profile. -
Bought this store pick as a flyer from Gomers in Lenexa, KS without a lot of expectations. Is only advertised as at least 3 yrs old. Came out of the OZ Tyler rickhouse collapse. Fairly light color, virtually no legs in the glass. Nose is pungent allspice and sweet cherries. Palate is more of the same, with emphasis on cinnamon. Hot finish, black pepper. I cannot believe this is only three years old, no ethanol on the nose or palate and plenty of barrel. This whiskey reminds me a lot of Old Forester 1920, with possibly a better nose if less complex palate. I love good surprises.
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