Tastes

I couldn’t disagree more with the distiller reviewer here. Describing this as smoky and fruity with no structure is extremely puzzling to me. I get the beam peanut brittle, chai tea spice, cinnamon, honey, and clove on there nose. The proof is definitely apparent but isnt distracting or overwhelming. The palate offers a kick of rye spice up front quickly followed by a sweetness of brown sugar and caramel to balance out the sip. The finish has hints of bananas foster, vanilla icing and creme brûlée. While I think there are some batches of bookers and KC 14-15 store picks that are marginally better than this, an 81 ranking is way off and the description of smokiness and floral notes perplex me even further. There is some rye spice in here but I just don’t even come close to those notes here. I’d love for another reviewer to restate this as I believe it is a quality offering and worth $89-99 if you enjoy bakers/bookers beam in general

Peanut bomb. Just the right amount of spice. Rich, oaky, can taste the age. This is my 2nd bottle of HMK 10 and the bottles seem to vary wildly. The first bottle I had from 2017 was close to a drain pour while with this bottle I can see why this one gets the hype it does at $35 for a 10 year statement

Cherry syrup, caramel, peanuts, with a hint of spice. The dram continues to open up in the glass and turns into an adult hot fudge cherry sundae. Somehow manages to have spice but go down smooth. Wish it was higher proof for $100 but very complex bourbon here

Bottled 1-5-19 At $23 and readily available this is my ultimate value bourbon. Caramel and vanilla up front rounded out by peanuts and a hint of soft baking spices. The perfect neat sipper after a long day