Bardstown Bourbon Co. Origin Series Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Really impressed with Bardstown. Smooth and delicious. Thanks for sharing Mike! @mapplegarth

2016

Nose is sugar, walnuts. Dust. Body is walnuts, maple syrup, sugar, raisin. Finish is mint, caramel. Waffles. More walnuts. There’s an urge to compare this to the white label origins that hit the shelves around the same time, and I’d discourage that. They are completely different beasts. This one is the archetype for a nutty bourbon and I think it’s well-made. And unlike so many of the Bardstown releases… I think they got the price point right here. Next up, I unironically compare this to the white label and the rye…

Was not a huge fan of this when I first cracked it, however after a couple of months this bottle is FANTASTIC. So rich and full bodied, every sip coats your tongue with caramel and vanilla. The sweetness is perfectly balanced out with notes of oak and pepper(?). Again, just fantastic. If you happen upon a bottle, please do yourself a favor and buy two. Everytime i enjoy a pour I kick myself for not grabbing a backup.

Bardstown BIB Bourbon, 68% corn, 20% wheat, and 12% malted barley, distilled Fall 2016 and aged 6 years, 50% ABV. Tasted neat. Golden brown color in the glass, with good coating legs. Nose is sweet caramel corn, light vanilla, and warm dry grass. In the mouth, explosion of burnt sugar, ethanol, vanilla, tannic charred oak, and leather. Rich and coating. Finish is maple sweet and tannic oak, with grassy spicy taste and a tingling feeling that lasts a looong time. Sweet and savory and earthy. Complex and balanced bourbon, rich and with heaft at 50% ABV. Ice softens the tannic oak and makes this an elegant sipper. Really well done, from mashbill to bottle.

Thanks @mapplegarth for sharing a little taste of this one. Pretty tasty. Nice little spiciness.

Vanilla caramel butterscotch