Tastes

One of my go to lower priced cask strength bourbons. It’s a younger bourbon so it won’t compete with the more expensive, longer aged stuff but it’s one of the better cask strength bourbons I’ve had at this price point.

Personally, I couldn’t tell the difference between this and the regular Buffalo Trace but they were almost the same price so Ibguess that makes sense. One of the best bourbons aside from cask strength offerings for one of the lowest prices.

This was a pretty highly rated rye and I trust other people’s opinions that this was a very good one however I very much dislike sherry and so that flavor profile stood out to me preventing me from appreciating this one the same way most others did.

Speyside is one of my least favorite Scotch regions but I gave this one a try anyway. It wasn’t terrible but I wouldn’t get it again.

After reading a number of bourbon articles where people mentioned this was their go-to bourbon outside of the more specialized releases, I tried it. Much more molasses and char than other bourbons, not much else going on flavor-wise but perfectly fine and great for the price. I probably wouldn’t seek it out again but wouldn’t turn it down if offered.

Smoky as expected. Obviously not in the same class as Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, etc… but at $20/bottle vs. $80ish+ for the others, it will continue to satisy my Islay scotch taste more often than the splurge it takes for the nicer bottles.