Bardstown Bourbon Co. Fusion Series #2

Smell - lots of baking spice, a sweet note between candy and honey. Taste - its smooth going down then the spice hits the back of your throat. Little tingles on the roof of my mouth as the sweetness and spice mix nicely. The more sips I take the sweeter it gets. Finish - smokey with the spice with a bit of that gummy after taste you get from some gummy bears or worms. Overall - good to sip and enjoy lively one super enjoyable as you sip and sip

Really nice rye & wheat mix. Great mouthfeel, great flavor with a surprisingly long enjoyable finish. Love it!!

Color: great copper/yellow color, I've seen lighter and darker Legs: quick to form, good spacing Nose: sweet corn and Carmel at first with some oily butter undertones. Not getting a ton of floral scents but am picking up a little spice/pepper and some cinnamon First sip: spicy first sip with some burn on the tongue, easy finish down without burn Taste: hello rye! From the nose to pallet and finish there are some complex differences. Sweet on the nose with some noticeable spice but the spice is rather pronounced on the tongue and across the pallet. I'm catching some heat that doesn't last too long after swallowing but it's a bit like that bite of cocktail sauce with heavy horseradish, kind of takes your breath away for a brief moment. I'm curious how this will open up given some air and will also give it a try over a single large cube to see how the ice can open it up too and maybe unlock some additional flavors.

I’ve always been curious about Bardstown, and thought I’d start with their most affordable offering. Keep in mind, this is a neck pour. The nose is sweet, fruity and slightly bitter. There are dried fruit, pears, toasted marshmallow, light leather, a light nuttiness, and nice baking spices. There is a slight ethanol twinge, but it’s not distracting. But for the most part, a promising nose. The palate is sweet, slightly bitter and oily but light bodied. There is honey, light corn, dusty oak, baking spices, brown sugar and some dried fruit. Time is your friend here, let it open up in the glass for 10mins or so. The finish is medium in length with an initial hit of sweet leather and then fading to lingering vanilla, oak, and dried fruit sweetness. Not a bad bourbon. At a little under 100 proof, this one drinks a lot hotter than the proof would suggest. Maybe it’s the 60% 3yr and 2yr old bourbons coming out. But I have a feeling this one is going to really shine as I get a little more headroom in the bottle.

Baking spice sweetness. Nice tingle on the medium length finish. Very good blend. Easy sipper

Nose: Bright Cornbready Ethanol. Powdered Sugar. Nice Caramel Custard layered over with Sweet Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Berry Fruit. Maple Candy Palate: Leather Char, Dry Oak Tannins. Blue Raspberry Cotton Candy Finish: Spicy Cinnamon, Walnut. Black Pepper. Blue Raspberry Cotton Candy

Nose...alcohol/custard vanilla/cinnamons......after finish residual in glass ..amazing Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal Palette... vanilla/honey/just warm/smooth Finish...honey/vanilla...