Tastes

Batch 4. Tried neat. On the nares I get apple, maraschino cherries, cinnamon. It’s smooth on the pallet with a little heat on the back end with notes of rye, mint, vanilla, oak, cinnamon, brown sugar, slight licorice. Not extremely complex but I find it very worthy as a sipper. I think @looneyhead would approve

Finally cracking this bottle. Tried neat. Beautiful light amber. On the nares it’s spicy and sweet with notes of red pepper, pencil shavings, plastic candy wrappers, pecan, vanilla, butter pecan ice cream, candy ginger and as I sit here and continue to pull out the aromas I get fruit and blue raspberry candy. Upon first sip it’s initially smooth leaving a slightly hot finish on the palate with notes of fruit, spice, vanilla, oak, and with char being the finishing touches. What a lovely and complex bourbon.

Tried neat from the comfort of my home. I get strong vanilla and citrus with orange and tangerines on the nares. On the palate it’s smooth with a slight & mild burning finish with notes of nuts, vanilla, caramel, and cinnamon

Tried neat. On the nares I get vanilla and cream like silver fox and wedding cake snow cone mixed and the milk left over from fruity pebbles. Oh it’s yum on the palate.

Tried neat. On the nares it is super young smelling with notes of corn, wheat, barley, and finishes with super notes of ETOH…. Like 30 second oats. I hope a LAWyer didn’t make this.

Tried neat. On the nares it comes off as hot with notes of cinnamon, oak, vanilla. It’s sweet up front like maple syrup that quickly surprises you and takes a turn for a hot burn and strong kentucky hug. After I have a few more sips and the heat no longer takes over (or my tongue is numb from the 128.4 proof) it disperses into notes of caramel, toffee, vanilla, caramel, red hots, & candy apple. I will try with a few drops of water and come back to make an addendum! Stand by.

Tried neat. On the nares I get liquid milk chocolate, coffee, figs, caramel, brown sugar. On the palate it’s hot initially and I don’t get much unfortunately. It’s somewhat yeasty and wheaty, strong ETOH flavor. I’m really bummed about this as I read how delicious this was before I bought it and I was reading batch/recipe 1. This batch 2 mehhhh. I’ll have to come back to it. I really hope I’m having an off night

Release date 2021c bottle 38413. Tried neat thanks to @Looneyhead for finding me a bottle of this. Super dark in color, amber/copper. On the nares I get toast, burnt marshmallows, caramel, vanilla, tobacco, dark cherries, on the palate it’s smooth with a hot Finish with notes of Cream Brulé, tobacco, toffee, hickory bacon. Holy Heidi. Put a piece of ice in it and it really opens it up with notes of fruit like figs, cherries, dates. Making it a perfectly balanced rich bourbon. Side note: I haven’t tried anything else of garrison brothers bc I heard it was all trash. @looneyhead said this was a amazing and he was not lying.. this sh*t is delicious 🤤