1792 Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Open 11 months Nose - Corn dust, bubble gum, strawberry, vanilla frosting, light cinnamon, light oak, and light ethanol. Palate - Chalky gum, powdered sugar, watery baking spices, and light black pepper. Finish is short with chalky mineral water, strawberry gum, clove, and light ethanol. This gets touted as the most underrated 1792 bottle. I completely disagree, it is by far the worst 1792 I've had. It has all of those chalky dry gum notes I find in the crappy bourbon they source out to NDPs, and little to none of the fruity sweetness you expect in a quality Barton product. I get that the single barrel picks may be significantly better, but the baseline 1792 Single Barrel for the exact same price is so much better than this. Honestly I'd rather drink the 86 proof Very Old Barton.

Got vanilla and an open sweetness on the nose. The taste is very spicy after hints of the sweetness and vanilla. It has a decent hug at the end.

Enjoyed. The finish is great. The kose spectacular. I love the high rye finish

Afternoon sampling; 1792 BiB is the focus here. Comparing a 2022 bottle that has been open for 6-7 months to other pours opened for approximately the same amount of time. The semi-floral, bright nose and pancacke-batter, vegetal palate have only slightly "evolved" over the aforementioned time. Wanting this to be more than it "is" (due to its relative scarcity), a neat pour finds it slightly lacking in flavor (BT), complexity (OE7) and nuance (KPSB/GD 7) when put to the test. Not that this is a poor selection; there IS a lovely oakiness and buttery richness that might appreciably contend with a Henry McKenna 10yr SB BiB. That favorable comparison having been stated, a 1792 FP Store Pick is the same price ($49.99) and makes for a tough choice on which bottling to pickup when hankering for the 1792 flavor profile.

Pretty mild, not bad