Tastes

Starts nicely with notes of honey and vanilla, heats up quickly then all the flavors follow. Grape/banana/baking spice, apricot, raisin. Flavors fade away to a sharp dry woodyness. This is where the oak lives. Wood lingers in the dry aftertaste for a short time b4 fading into a dry mouth begging for another drink. I got this bottle on clearance for $25 worth way more in my opinion.

Delicious! Just drink this!

A- light gold N-vanilla, flowers, stone fruit, apple cider. A tame light woodyness. T- begins with a smokey apple cider note, some white pepper followed by light earthy stone fruit, honey, finishes with a sweet wood flavor combined with a fruity honey and a tinge of vanilla. O- starts juicy and sweet. Middle is dry and sofisticated the oak shines in the middle. The finish is inciting after the dryer middle, the finish is sweet and sticky. Begging for another taste. Lingering citrus is delicious.

Smells of caramel apple, brown sugar, wood. Tastes pecan pie, smoky sweet wood. Caramel apple, cinnamon/pepper. A bit of peanut. Finishes of sweet wood, like a light candied cigar, the wood shines through on this. Just enough proof to keep the flavors lingering for quite awhile. Overall one of the best values I've had. @$35. Super complex, great balance all around. My comp would be somewhere in between Elisha Craig small batch, and George Remus. Worth every penny!

A- mid tone amber, looks a bit oily S- acetone, pepper, with some smoky tobacco. T- spicy butterscotch. Garden pepper. Peppery rye in the back end. Spice lingers for a long time with some strong wood showing up late.. M- medium O- this one takes a moment to open up. Starts sweet hot, then pepper hot. Then woody hot. The rye spice definitely takes everything over. I enjoy the aftertaste but the ride itself is a bit mangled. It definitely goes through stages on the way out. Fits the Rye bill.

Smells spicy with butterscotch sweetness. Tastes like it smells. Super smooth start earthy vanilla followed by a creeping cinnamon spice. Finishes sharp and spicy and a very pleasant aftertaste of sweet wood.

A- amber in color. A bit sticky looking. S- sweet woody tobacco. A tinge of ethanol. Spicy banana bread. P- amazing. Onset is sweet wood, cinnamon, honey, earth in the middle. Nice spicy earthy finish. Truly delightful. M- the mouth feel/ consistency is what makes this so incredible. Medium heavy body. Attaches to your mouth and lets the flavors linger. O- I paid $30 for this bottle on sale and would definitely pay much more for it. I'm a small fan of the Beam specialties (DO, DC, BLK.) This is 10 levels above those. Well done.