Tastes

(bbl: 15-6611]. Bright dry beechwood & sweet aroma. Nice amount & balance of minty rye-spice and barrel sugars. Not much barrel char present. I enjoy a lot of whiskies at barrel strength, but this one needs water/ice to bring out the flavors. No substantial flaws but seems to lack something IMO. I'd like to try this after 4yrs in a #4 char barrel.

Alcohol is dominant and bourbon flavors play second fiddle. I little young, and the flavors that exist are nice, but ... someone scorched the mash. There is an unmistakable tho' minor burnt note that persists on the finish. W/o the burnt note, and w/ a few more years in a barrel this would be very nice. Will another bottle in a couple years.