1792 Full Proof Straight Bourbon

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Nose here is nothing special; caramel, very faint banana, a freshly opened bag of bread. The ethyl pretty much covers anything else, and borders on overpowering. Palate is much better. Caramel forward both in flavor and feel, this sets the stage for an accompanying cast of baking spices, dark chocolate covered cherries and clover honey before a moderate wood astringency shows up to provide much needed balance. Is that a dusty graham cracker hiding at the close? Hmmm. If it wasn't so sweet, the wood would be too much. If it didn't have the wood, it would be too sweet. I guess you can balance by having two extremes. This is a nice drink, and stands near the top of the sub-$50 range. If you can find it, it's worth the try.