Baker's Single Barrel Bourbon 13 Year

Retain light black pepper with heavy honey tones on the nose. Some floral notes. Palette is an aged version of high-quality Beam with more wood flavor, mild pepper and a longer smooth finish. I think the 7 year has more to talk about, but a taster newer to whiskey may really love this. Tastes well below its ABV.

Funny did not recall rating this prior & I ended up with the same rating I use a nitrogen argon barrier in all of my open whiskey bottles & swear by it All top shelf bottles with no backup I immediately pour (3) 2OZ Boston Rounds to the tippy top & store away When I taste a sealed Boston Round against same bottle there is no noticeable degradation Last night I poured the pictured Bakers 13 – revisited after quite some time – was opened with store owner at time of purchase 2 years ago (or more) as believe I purchased it Dec 2019 Long story short once the Bakers opened up in the glen it really shined Keeping in mind this is not a small batch like all other Bakers before it … The nose on this single barrel was filled with sweetness, oak, caramel, vanilla all one looks for in a bourbon = 5/5 The palate carried through with balance & smoothness, no heat, a slightly higher proof might have given this more mouth feel and in turn a higher rating on the palate but not shabby at 4.25/5 The finish was good started off well but veered slightly off course 3.75/ 5 Total Score 4.25/5 Nitrogen Argon barrier rate at 5/5 😉 Cheers

Good mouth feel a little underwhelming for what I was expecting get that purple laffy taffy note with some bitter oak not happy

Best beam I've ever had. Absolutely stunning. Its velvety, creamy, sweet oaky, fruity and marshmallowy. An absolute must try.

Everytime I go back to this bourbon I fall even harder for it. I love it