Tastes

Vanilla, butter, nuttiness, sherry, light smoke and salinity in the background, citrus, lemon. Alcohol burn is almost out of balance, but very enjoyable.

Apple, honey, vanilla, light oak. Sweet profile with the corn and wheat. Slight alcohol bite on the back palate and lingers on the finish. Enjoyable.

Spec’s pick. 4.5 years old. Nose of vanilla, sweet bread, sawdust, honey. On the palate I pick up sweet wheat, some malt, caramel, sawdust. The proof has a burn on the finish. Overall, it is pretty good. I wonder if some age would improve it by removing some of the young wood/sawdust I am picking up that is not quite integrated into the other flavor notes.

On the nose light toasted oak, sweet bread, cherry. On tasting, it is rich and full, with more sweet bread, baking spice, oak, corn, some caramel, some fruit. Finish is short, but this is a nice bourbon.

On the nose, mesquite smoke, red fruit, jam, Texas barbecue pit. On tasting, can pick up the barbecue flavor from the various wood smoke, also get jammy sweetness, malt, some spice. It has a smoky BBQ sauce in whisky form thing going on. Good stuff.

Orange peel and alcohol burn on the nose. Sweet, vanilla, brown sugar, cocoa, oak, oiliness on palate, with spice on the finish. Pretty smooth. Not the most complex bourbon, but easy drinking and good.

Lots of pear, which is the dominant aroma and flavor that i pick up. Also has bright tropical fruit, mineral notes, rum sweetness, some faint oak tannin and alcohol burn. Very unique.

Orange, crème brûlée, caramel, oak was present from age, but very balanced. Very good.

On the nose I get vanilla, oak, cherry and some rye spice. On the palate I get more of the vanilla sweetness and rye spice, as well as some honey and fruit. Finish has some lingering rye spice. This is just a very solid and obtainable bourbon. It will always hold a special place among whiskeys to me, as it is the bourbon that first made me realize how much i enjoy bourbon.

Wood, caramel and cinnamon on the nose and a slight burn. On the palate, smooth and sweet with wood and slightly sweet. Finish lingers. This whiskey is almost thick and chewy. Very good.