Tastes

Nose: powdered sugar donuts, vanilla, butterscotch. Very pleasant nose. No detectable ethanol, very inviting. Palate: pecan praline, honey, subtle butterscotch initially then some bitter pecan shell and hot honey. No ethanol burn, but there is a bready/yeasty note back there that is strange. Finish: after the sweeness fades there is some bright oak, rice chex cereal, and tannic aftertaste. With the crazy high amount wheat in the mashbill I’m not surprised with the bready/cereal notes but I’m surprised how thin the body is Overall: very different bourbon, not a bad one but seems unbalanced. At 5+ years I’d expect a little fuller body and some richer notes to round out the stark contrast between sweet donut and dry cereal finish. Looking forward to see what they release down the road!

Nose: slightly sour barnwood, burnt marshmallow Palate: wow! A minty surprise! Super pleasant caramel sweetness with mint coming through, mouthfeel is medium viscosity and zero ethanol burn Finish: star anise, more mint, more caramel, sweet charred oak, super sweet but the finish initially dissipates quickly and then some soft mint xomds through. Summary: I’m not a huge fan of rye, but dang this is good. Only thing I found or lacking is no detectable ethanol, and zero Kentucky hug.

Nose: sweet and slightly sour, like an old gym bag. Very young smelling. Past the slight funk is a prominent sweetness. Palate: definitely getting the corn forward sweetness but it lacks any distinctive body to the flavors Finish: really short lasting sweetness, slight vanilla pound cake on the finish. Why buy this when you have get mellow corn?

Nose: cherry cola, grape soda, vanilla fudge Palate: lots of citrus mostly orange zest. Leather motorcycle saddlebags, red apples, cinnamon Finish: cinnamon apple pie finish!! This is a great batch

Not putting too much thought into it tonight here are some basic notes. I’ll definitely revisit this for an in depth review. Nose: sweet n sour gummy worm, queen Ann cherries, dried plums Palate: dark fruit, bananas fosters Finish: chocolate, brown sugar, oak

Nose: sweet sweet peanut brittle. If I didn’t know any better I’d say this was a Russell’s pick. Palate: some candied pecans, and some slightly bitter but pleasant barrel tannins, but I can’t seem to pull anything else out of it. Finish: the finish outshines the palate, oak is definitely here along with big red gum and some cayenne in the back of the throat. Not what I expected from the nose so it was fun!

Nose: queen Ann cherries, pecan meltaway, pull n peel Twizzlers, candied orange slices Palate: gentle and oily at first but then a kick of black pepper/hot tamales punches mid palate. Finish: smokey sweet pipe tobacco, and the cherry/orange/nutty flavors are just dancing around FOREVER this is some top tier but gentle juice. I have to concentrate on the flavors because they are layered so nicely that if I wasn’t paying attention I would pound through this glass.

Nose: very oak forward as expected, dark candied cherries, canned chocolate frosting, and that classic Jim Beam nuttiness Palate: oak is not out of balance even with it being 18 years old, plenty of sweet Virginia pipe tobacco, and leather, very rich on the palate Finish: slight bitterness (oak tannins?) are balanced nicely with the high cocoa chocolate, and a little nutty dryness that is a dead giveaway for Jim beam. Dryness disappears and I’m left with pipe tobacco and wood lingering for several minutes 85/100 or 4.25/5

Neat in a glencairn Appearance: golden copper with slow forming thicc legs Nose: baked apples and buttery cinnamon streusel Palate: slightly thin on the palate but then pops with dried fruit and nuts…like trail mix missing the m&m’s Finish: sweet nuttiness and red cinnamon candy, and the apple comes back through in the end. Solid 82 (converts to 4.1) this is an instant buy for me

Tasted neat in a glencairn Nose: smells like a werther’s caramel that has been sitting in the bottom of your grandmother’s leather purse for the better part of two decades Palate: ultra soft caramel fudge, rich mouthfeel and the creamy filling from a Queen Ann cherry. The oaky presence is bold and obvious. Finish: little burst of tart citrus, plenty of cherry, oak and caramel to last. Killer dram, thanks @LandryG for sharing!!