Tastes

9 yr, bottle #60. Room temp vs cube didn’t change the tasting drastically which was nice. Nose is floral, apricot sugar. Taste comes across sweet, vanilla, caramel. Bit of pepper on backend but very subtle. The char is very easy and mild. Well done.

Nose is mint, sweet. Neat room temp, warm spice on lip and tongue, minty, oaks, smoke, caramel then vanilla, cinnamon. Very smooth, not to hot and overwhelming. With a cube of ice, not much changed which I always appreciate. Muted some of the mint/cinnamon and brought out the smoke and earth. I’m a fan.

Sweet and floral on nose. Orange, apple, caramel, smoke, ash, wood on taste. Room temp, neat sampling. Second go with a cube of ice, dampened the citrus rush up front, and brought out more of the smoke, peat and earthiness. Overall a very nice whiskey. Throughly enjoyed.

Batch 11, 116 proof. Aroma is floral, vanilla. Room temp neat, for 116 proof surprisingly mellow. Notes of oak, vanilla, caramel, pepper. Light burn on lips and tongue. With a bourbon cube chilling it, changed it quite a bit. Comes across almost scotch like with a smoky taste.

Really liked this one. So smooth for a 116 proof. Room temp, neat is a treat for sure. Warm vanilla, oak char and pepper spice. It’s very drinkable this way. One cube does mute down some of the spice, but the warm vanilla stays with you. Has really nice mouth feel to it. Excellent bourbon.

Barrel 20-0468 Has a strong alcohol nose, mixed in with vanilla, caramel. For a 110 proof it was surprisingly mellow. Room temperature neat, was boozy but sweet. Caramel, vanilla towards the front, going to heat, spice, woodsy. Felt it was very balanced. So one bourbon cube impression didn’t change it drastically. Cuts out most of the sweetness on the front end, so now the peppery spice and burn is more noticeable. Seems like it ramps it up a notch.

Bottle 128/153. Has a very pleasant nose. Corn, vanilla, hint of floral. Sweet. Taste is fresh, clean. Boozy but not overly strong. Corn, caramel, oak, very easy pepper spice, finish is quite quick and clean. Really enjoyed this one. Better neat at room temperature. Cube ok, but kind of mutes it.

Extremely nice, easy, smooth bourbon. Sweet but spicy. Oak, caramel, vanilla notes. Very pleasing to drink.

Nose is sweet, vanilla, caramel, oak. Taste is a burst of sweet vanilla, baking chocolate, then turns into a long simmering burn, citrus, leather, pepper. My bottle was for 108.3 proof. Bourbon cube calms it down a bit. Nicely done bourbon!

Starts sweet, vanilla, caramel. Some oak and earth. Middle turns leathery, almost scotch like. Backend on the tongue burns a touch with some nice spice. Nothing to harsh. Very nice easy going bourbon.