1792 Small Batch Bourbon

This is a good bourbon. Bought at Sams Club for $25....so for the money it’s a great buy. I get vanilla, sweet on the nose. Taste went away pretty quick. Oak and dry on the taste

Purchased 8/1/18 Raleigh NC $29.99

Nose: Leather, orange, vanilla, nuts, oak, caramelised (almost burnt) sugars. Nutmeg and cinnamon in the background. Adding water brings out more sweet oaky notes. Palate: When neat there is a fairly powerful and hot arrival of rye and vanilla custard. More spicy, almost chilli-like, rye and oak tannin notes appear in the development along with dark toffee, honey, pine resin and tobacco. Diluted, the palate seems more balanced and definitely sweeter. Finish: Long. Woody and caramel with some barrel char and spicy notes that gradually fade away. I have mixed feelings about this whiskey. On the one hand it is bold and uncompromisingly rye-dominant with bags of character and flavour intensity and a really nice nose. On the other it is a bit simplistic and very much dominated by the cask. The oaky component might not seem obvious at first, what with all that rye spice floating around, but it is there and the more you taste it the more an intense woodiness becomes apparent as the driving force of the profile. Adding water relaxes it considerably and reveals some minty and menthol components on the palate, along with a pleasant sweetness. Initially the nose falls flat after adding water, and the result is a papery quality like the smell of a wet book. Give it time to compose itself and the nose re-asserts beautifully with sweet and spicy notes that create an almost biscuity aroma. I greatly preferred this whiskey with a good dash of water and 5 minutes to rest. "Above Average" : 81/100 (3 stars)