Tastes
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Bourbon flight of this, Rabbit Hole Heigold, and Peerless Double Oak. This was my favorite of the 3. Lots of oak on the nose. I don’t get any banana, although a very slight hint of it does show up towards the finish. Spicy sweet, comes across as higher proof than it is with the spice. Woody caramel, some cherry, and the hint of banana. Really nice bourbon, although I’m not sure the value is there even at SRP to be worth chasing.
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Peerless Double Oak Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 26, 2024 (edited February 12, 2024)Bourbon flight of this, Rabbit Hole Heigold, and Old Forester 1924. Caramel apricot fruit leather nose. The palate is thick dense sweet, with some wood tannins, but stops just short of being too much oak for me. Quite an enjoyable pour, one I wouldn’t mind revisiting. -
Rabbit Hole Heigold Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 26, 2024 (edited February 12, 2024)Had a bourbon flight of this, Peerless Double Oak, and Old Forester 1924. This was corny sweet butterscotch with a pleasant rye spice. Decently good bourbon, but I wouldn’t want to spend more than $40 for. I think I recall seeing that it sells for a good bit more than that. -
Sagamore Spirit Barrel Select Rye
Rye — Maryland, USA
Reviewed January 24, 2024 (edited January 29, 2024)The nose is orange cinnamon caramel glazed dill pickle. The palate has all of the same notes, but the dill is sandwiched in the mid-palate by caramel and cinnamon on the front end and finish. A little more of the caramel on the front and a little more cinnamon on the finish. It’s a nice example of the MGP style rye if you like the dill note. -
Elijah Craig 18 Year Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 19, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)Small sample, tasted blind. My notes were apple on the nose, and on the palate caramel and wood. I enjoyed the pour, but it certainly didn't leave a strong impression. I thought it probably had a decent age and was flavorful, but fairly thin. I was surprised when it was revealed as EC18. I think what holds this back from being memorable is its low proof, although I could also imagine that it might come across as too woody at a much higher proof. Glad to try, but don't feel compelled to buy. -
Compass Box Great King St Artist's Blend
Blended — Scotland
Reviewed January 19, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)Fruity nose. On the palate light malt notes, cereal grains, honey, vanilla. Comes across like an easy drinking Irish whiskey. At the price you could do a lot worse. -
Hochatown Bottled in Bond
Bourbon — Oklahoma, USA
Reviewed January 19, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)Small taste at a bottle share with friends. One of very few distilleries in Oklahoma that are actually putting out their own stuff. I wish I liked this more than I do. It has a nice nose, apple - even apple brandy. On the palate some non specific bourbon notes show up first, followed unfortunately by a great deal of tannic wood. Very drying finish is not great. Plus points for the nose and front end, but the finish goes so dry that it's hard to give this much more than middling marks. -
Plantation Jamaica Clarendon MSP 2007
Aged Rum — Jamaica
Reviewed January 15, 2024 (edited January 30, 2024)My experience with rum outside of Foursquare releases hasn't been stellar, but as a peated whisky fan I keep thinking that I should like rums with some hogo funk. Despite the controversial reputation of Plantation, this piqued my curiosity because it has decent age at 15 years total, and it has a relatively lower ester count, so I'm hoping this will be a good entry point into funky Jamaican rums. It's noted on the bottle that this has 13 years of tropical aging, followed by two years in France in ex-cognac barrels. The ester count is 102. The nose is notable for some funk. Greasy engine, underripe banana, pineapple, vanilla, cinnamon. The palate is pretty soft and kind of bland on the arrival. Light vanilla and brown sugar. As it moves back the fruits start to emerge with the banana, coconut, pineapple. The funk is much diminished compared to the nose, although some hints show on the mid palate on to the finish. The back end of the dram gets spicy with cinnamon and clove. The finish lingers nicely. As for expectations, the mild hogo does make a pleasant entry point into funky rum. It's more interesting than off-putting, and is much more on the nose than palate. The age is a little bit of a conundrum, as I wouldn't guess this to be 15 years old - it comes across as pretty light and fruity. Overall, it's an enjoyable pour, although I wouldn't say exceptional. But it does make me interested in trying some more funky rum. -
On the nose brown sugar, oak, vanilla, coconut, banana, pineapple, baking spices. On the palate all of the above, along with a distinct tobacco note going into the finish. No real surprises if you've had Foursquare, but just rich, decadent, elegant rum. Drinks lower than 60%. No small feat, but I think this may be better than 2009. Foursquare's ex-bourbon aged ECS keep hitting it out of the park. I will say it doesn't rise to the level of depth and complexity of the 17 year Isonomy, but that may be the best bottle I have in the cabinet at the moment, of any spirit. The Pappy of rum indeed.
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Lucky Seven The Proprietor Single Barrel 14 Year
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed January 9, 2024 (edited January 24, 2024)On the nose dark cherry syrup, caramel, cinnamon, antique wood furniture. Surprisingly soft landing on the palate considering the proof. Not feeling the need to add any water. Thick, rich, decadent. Dark cherry, sticky caramel, vanilla, old oak. Long drawn out finish. I haven't been drinking much bourbon lately, but this would be among the top of my list of favorite bourbon pours. Thank you to @Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington for the generous pour. Finally getting back to these samples you sent a while back.
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