Bardstown Bourbon Co. Origin Series Bourbon

Solid bardstown. Rich caramel finish

Finally some six year old stuff and I have been looking forward to trying it. Stopped by the distillery today and tried it at lunch. BBC has an outstanding restaurant. Visited the gift shop after lunch and got the last two bottles of the rye version and found none of the wheated. How can that be. Turns out that due to antiquated liquor laws, the distillery is on allocation and currently sold out. They are boxing it up over at the bottling plant but can't walk it over to the gift shop. Has to go through the distribution network. I digress. The nose on this one jumps out of the glass. Vanilla leads the way but there's brown sugar maple and apple. Everything straight forward, don't have to work to find anything but the alcohol is barely noticeable The palate is simple but pleasing. The typical vanilla-caramel from the barrel leads the way and there is a touch of fruit and baking spices in the background. It's a little thin and the finish could be a little longer. I think it compares well to Four Roses SLB and Russell Reserve 10. Mashbills are similar and there's a lot to like. It's solid and at an attractive price point (45). It's gonna be a regular around here.

Fantastic! Shown up by the bottled-in-bond variant, or this would score higher. Exceptional whiskey with great high-rye boom. Had first at Temple’s house

Nose is a lot richer than I expected for the price and proof point. Brown sugar, clove, and deep vanilla. Palate is surprisingly minty, almost like a rye. The finish is relatively short, as you’d expect from the proof, but it’s pleasant. A little bready. Overall, for the price, I’m very pleased.