1792 Bottled in Bond Single Barrel Select

Nose: honey, vanilla, and maple smokiness, slight cherry. Palate: starts off dry and astringent, but not ethanol. More tannic. Black tea, soft oak. It’s a very complex and long finish that leads the tannins to break away and reveal softer flavors. Pretty interesting overall. I can’t remember tasting a bourbon with this type of dry tannic taste. But it does end very soft and cleanly.

Caramel, nice with a bit of water.