Ancient Age (80 Proof)

Ok. Great boubon for you to get started. Will make you want something a little less thin. 15 bucks a bottle makes it pretty nice.

Smooth but uninteresting

Smooth but uninteresting

Rating: 11/23 N: There's this light spiciness with some orange zest. I get some light caramel from the wood and some corn, but it's quite light. A faint whiff of a musty grain, like it's been sitting in a slightly warm warehouse for a day or so. P: It's sweet and light with some orange, ethanol, light caramel, and corn with a bit of malted barley. It's soft an easy to sip. I can't remember the mashbill on this one, but I'd guess it's a wheater or possibly made with a sweet mash. F: It's a mellow finish. The alcohol comes out a bit more here, but it isn't overwhelming. The orange, grain, and light caramel all fade gently. This is still a weird, but fun bourbon. I like it just as much as I did before. I'm not sure it's a great mixer, but it's weirdly fun to sip for its price and immaturity. The lack of harshness really makes this work even though the alcohol still shows through. I'm going to stick with my previous 11. Honestly though, if you'd ask me what kind of whiskey this was, I probably wouldn't have guessed bourbon. Some sort of corn-based Japanese would have been most likely.

Vanilla, char, fruity, pepper. I enjoy this one for the price.