Bardstown Bourbon Co. Origin Series Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Nose: Brown sugar Palate: Maple, baked muffins Finish: Short with a sweet profile Bardstown Bourbon Company now has its own distillate and this wheated recipe hits on all the notes you expect out of a wheater.

Nose: Brown sugar on the nose and oak is definitely present. Vanilla syrup and candy corn as well. I can’t quite figure out the dark richness that I’m getting. I will save that for the next time. Palate: A very pleasant texture to this bourbon. Oak and brown sugar immediately hit the palate. With a nice chocolate note on the finish.

Aroma - Red apple and cinnamon, cloves, and caramel jump out of the glass. Light bread note with touch of vanilla. Really nice balance on the nose. Taste - Lots of flighty notes here. Quick hits of red apples with cinnamon. Caramel and honey come up mid palate. There is light fruit note coming through.. maybe peach? The finish comes up with quite an earthy tone some baking spices. As it opens I get a light hint of cocoa powder. The balance and the pillow-like feel on the palate is exceptional. Overall - Personally, I find this offering to have insane balance… it is truly fantastic. For me, what is most impressive about this is the mouthfeel and especially the finish. I have typically found most BiB experiences a little underwhelming (I prefer higher proof offerings). But this is truly outstanding for the age and price point. Massive respect to Bardstown for putting out such an amazing first offering with their own distillate. They are really setting the bar extremely high for future releases because this is offering is simply outstanding. For the price point, not sure you find a better BiB offering. Id like to put this against EHT in a blind tasting .

The second day it was better. It took on a very dessert taste.

Pretty good but not great. No burn, but not a great flavor. Thick and wheaty.