Tastes

Nose: seasoned oak, apple pie, molasses, ginger snaps Palate: explosion of apple pie, cinnamon stick Finish: seasoned oak comes back, dark chocolate, espresso, leather Never thought id say this but neck and neck with the 2021 release. Lower proof doesnt hurt it. Oak is perfect, not over powering and shines in the finish. 8 on the t8ke scale

Nose: oak, graham cracker, yeasty funk, vanilla ice cream Palate: drinks WAY older than 5 years and WAY higher than 135 proof. Chocolate, more vanilla ice cream, cherry Finish: leather, oak, chocolate. Not much more to it than that, finishes like a bourbon much much older than 5 years 8 on the t8ke scale. This would go toe to toe with any high proof JD bottle. Tastes like a barrel proof version of the 10 year.

Nose: cherry cola, maple, burnt banana foster, pretzel Palate: cherry, banana, rye spice Finish: leather, more cola, lingering raspberry, dark chocolate, finish not as strong Delicious, not sure if its worth the same secondary as a GTS (older and slightly lower proof). 8/10 on the t8ke scale

Nose: peach ring, allspice, apple, nutmeg Palate: drinks like a bourbon, could fool me that this is a rye. Finish: jim beam nutty finish with some oak and a hint kg rye spice. Chocolate. Subdued, wish it was a little stronger 6 on the t8ke scale. Need to revisit in a week

Nose: cola, lots of funk, almond jello, orange creamsicle Palate: dark chocolate, cherry, rye spice Finish: very dark chocolate, oak but no overpowering, rye spice. Simple but powerful Not overly complex but hits the notes it does very well 8/10 on the t8ke scale

Barrel #54 Nose: sweet oak, vanilla, loads of almond jello Palate: more almond jello, bitter dark chocolate; Finish: more sweet oak, signature brown forman cherry cola note, bit of rye spice at the end . Coffee note at the end 8 on the t8ke scale

“Stained Glass Llama” from Blue Streak 4 year 5 month, Warehouse K, 130 proof Nose: more oak than i anticipated, something about that Brown Forman nose. Honey and allspice Palate: oak and dark chocolate, bright cherry, cinnamon, brown sugar Finish: leather and dark chocolate, dry and tannic Very pleasantly surprised at this pick, tastes closer to a 10 year old bourbon 7 on the t8ke scale

Nose: butterscotch, syrup, anise, ethanol Palate: corn sweetness, apple, butterscotch, rye spice Finish: tons of red fruit from the port, lots of oak, dark chocolate Thick and syrupy, finish is the star of the show with the port + oak 7 on the t8ke scale

Nose: mint and basil up front. Typical brown sugar and vanilla underneath Palate: more mint and rye spice. Followed by a bit of oak with lots of dark chocolate. On the thinner side. More viscosity would make a good bottle great Finish: oak and dark chocolate. Nice little apple note at the end. 6 on the t8ke scale

Nose: lots of red fruit, hot tamales candy, touch of licorice Palate: black tea, jammy stone fruit, more cinnamon spice Finish: finishes with some bourbon notes like caramel and brown sugar. Big rye notes as well 7 on the t8ke scale