Abraham Bowman Gingerbread Cocoa Finished Bourbon

2020 release. Just misses a 90/100. Well balanced and delicious. An excellent Christmas pour in August. Definitely unique.

Hmm. Distiller says 90 proof but the bottle says 110. Yikes! The heat pretty much overpowers everything else. Need to sip on this for a while.

A little too spicy for me

You might get some ginger, nutmeg, and shortbread on the nose, but it's not too obvious. I'm looking for gingerbread and cocoa notes since that's what the label says, but if I hadn't known not sure it would jump out at me. Slight citrus and wood. It's a pleasant nose. On the palate, its smooth, some creamy notes, cinnamon, and finishes with cacao nibs. Again, I seem to get some gingerbread notes, but that may be the power of suggestion. Regardless, it's a good bourbon, a classic profile with some fall spices. I think it would have been noticeably better at 100 proof, but it's still good. Drinkable, very. 2/5/20.

This is so good. I still don't get any GBS/Foolery notes, but Abraham is a damn fine bourbon.

This is my second favorite out of the Abraham Bowman series that I’ve tasted (after the Sweet XVI). Very smooth with just the right spice.