Tastes

Banana bread with caramel. Fruit cocktail, especially maraschino cherry. Really it’s that banana that sticks out but the desserty sweetness lingers enough to make this a lot of fun.

Little bit of cherry up front, finish is like a slice of bread (although that might just be in my head because I’m thinking about wheat). Overall there’s nothing wrong with this, and if you can find it at MSRP it’s a great value. There’s some fun in coming across a bottle that happens to be hard to find even if it might not be anything special.

It’s hard for me to rate this. Most days I get why people love it so much as the honey sweetness and cinnamon spice is so distinct. But there’s often this cigarette smoke vibe that tends to stick around that I find off-putting. Everyone once in a while though (such as today) it’s not there, and on those special days this is hard to beat.

My nose doesn’t seem to work very well some of the time, but the green apple nose on this whiskey is more distinct than any I can remember. The palate is very light given the proof, but thick and oily. Pears transition to a little coconut on the finish.

It’s tasting completely different than last time I tried it. I remember orange zest and rye spice. Now it’s strawberries and cream, bubblegum, and cotton candy with a little spice at the end. Not the normal fruit flavors I tend to get from a bourbon but am really enjoying it.

Apple juice, pears, and a bit of malty funk that sticks out to a mostly bourbon drinker. Very light but enough zest to keep things interesting. Just a little vanilla and butter on the back end.