Tastes

Another great entry from woodford, almost showing noted from cask finished whiskies. Nose: Sweet Honey, carmalized marmalade and ginger. Taste: Sweet upfront of cola funk that rolls into burnt toast and roasted peanuts. Overall a solid medium bodied whiskey that dries quickly leaving your mouth ready for another. Very intriguing style of whiskey. Keep drinking friends... Skol!

This guy found it's way back home from Japan by way of a fellow bourbon brother, fortunate for me! NOSE: Heavy oak and vanilla extract dominate the nose upfront with a subtle baking spice trying to peak through. TASTE: Flat Cola with a spicy honey lead the charge with a hint of orange zest and caramel chews laying in the background. FINISH: Very bold up front with flavor and light burn the sustains through the sip, fades quickly leaving you wanting another. BODY: Light and clean, slightest oil that is gone in a flash, well balanced. OVERALL: Loved it, even without it being cask strength it still packs a punch with full flavor. Blantons does it again. As always keep drinking my friends, Skol!

I'm sampling a 2018 release of the single barrel neatly. These bottles are sometimes difficult to find and each barrel will vary slightly. completely worth having it on your self though. COLOR: Deep golden honey. NOSE: Dried apricots, marmalade, vanilla, cherry juice, there is a lot of sweet complexity to the nose. TASTE: Coffee, brown sugar, tapioca pudding, burnt cheerios, I feel like I could spend the next 20 minutes pulling out crazy things from this barrel. BODY: coats very well with a medium body, very well balanced indeed. FINISH: Comes on strong and then melts like butter fading away and revealing additional flavors masked by the 100 proof up front. FINAL THOUGHTS: Absolutely delicious and worth finding again. Its smoothness, full flavor and complexity keeps me coming back to my glass. To my bourbon brothers out there... SKOL!

I find that doing a new whiskey each year is a very maverick thing to do in this whiskey realm and very often pays off. Some years will be a miss and some hits. Let's see what chapter 2 holds. COLOR: much lighter then expected with a gold straw color. NOSE: cereal malt grains, spring florals, cinnamon, toffee nuts. TASTE: cough syrup, dark cherry, fig. BODY: oily richness, coats very well and settles. FINISH: up front a splash of cold oil that heats up rapidly to a blaze then slowly settles down. finish is long and the residual flavors are very enjoyable in there muted forms. OVERALL: This is not for the beginner or faint of heart, packs a punch with its mixture of high rye and high proof. I enjoyed this one but I will say the 1st edition was better slightly with less fight in it. As always keep drinking my friends... Skol!

This sample came to me by way of a bourbon brother. The Parkers Heritage line has never let me down and this year is no exception! This is a limited availability bottle, released once a year with a different expression. Nose: light vanilla with soft citrus notes, orange lollipop and Terry's chocolate oranges. Really enjoying the aroma. Palate: The citrus notes are very soft and slightly medicinal but not at all over powering, burnt grapefruit, nutmeg & marmalade. (side note I thought it reminded me of a scotch for a second). Finish: A bit if fire up front but fades quickly leaving you looking for another sip. Body: medium complexity, slight oil but lighter then expected, smooth for 110 proof. Very enjoyable and if your looking for a unique bottle that stands apart from the pack this is your guy. As always keep drinking my friends... Skol

I have to thank a friend for this tasty pour. Remus might seem unassuming at a glance but it reveals that MGP (love them or hate them) knows what they are doing. Nose: Sweet perfume of florals wrapped with tobacco and that familiar vanilla hint. Taste: madicinal meets dried fruits, sweetness that leads into baking spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon and a touch of peppercorn. Body: medium rich oily texture that coats the mouth, slight tingle towards the front. All together a very enjoyable aged spirit. The flavor and texture carry enough punch that I come back for 2nds. Keep drinking my friends... Skol!

Blantons has become more sparse on shelves as the next generation is rocketing bourbon' s popularity. Nose: orange peels, leather, brown sugar, I get apricots (I may be crazy). Palate: dark cocoa powder, vanilla, slight orange or lemon zest, pepper. Finish is short but full of flavor, oily coating that I prefer in whiskies. Everyone should enjoy a bottle of Blantons at least once in there bourbon experience. Here's the Elmer T. Lee and here's to you, keep drinking my friends... Skol!

Found this at a local watering hole (Overtime in Lombard, IL.) that has a fantastic bourbon selection. Nose has a medicinal value due to the intense rye, grains, cheerios, floral, slight sweet. Palate of nutmeg and other cooking spices, cherry cough drops, rye dough, young un-ripened berries. Mouth feel coats the entire mouth with a slight oil and a lovely oil numbing. If you're a rye lover do not pass this up. Keep drinking my friends... Skol

Released seasonaly twice a year this younger version of George T. Stagg barrel strength packs a punch, and is allocated. I'm drinking stagg Jr batch #6, 66.25% abv or 132.5 proof neat. Nose: dried fruit, Carmel, sweet candied cherries, fresh cut ceder and cloves. Palate: pipe tobacco, mint sprigs, celery, cherry cough drops, very medicinal. Body: medium with slight oil feel, bite starts slow and build, hits on the front and top back of your tongue. Finish: hot but fades quickly, numbing of the lips is expected from this high octane tannin rich whisky nectar. If your and enthusiast this is a must try. Keep drinking my friends... Skol!