Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label Bourbon 15 Year (2018 Release)

I’ve had so many amazing bourbons. Bucket list bourbons. I takes breaks from barrell and everytime i come back to it I’m shocked how much better this is than most. The nose is so complex i get something different in every pour. It’s nutty, it’s citrus, it’s soft and it’s still bourbon if that makes sense. It’s 106 proof and there is ZERO alcohol on the nose. The pallet is citrus at first, however the more you drink the more you get wood and nuts. If you can find this bourbon do not hesitate to buy it. P.S. smelling the empty glass is the only time i get the “tabacco” smell experts describe. And it’s great.

Wow. I feel like this is what a mix of Pappy 15 and Four Roses Ltd Single Barrel 2014 would end up as. An ancient pine forest with a strong lingering finish. Hats off.

Carmel, blackberry, smoke on the back end

Excellent stuff. Nuanced and refined throughout. Amazing mouthfeel and finish. Spice, cherry, cola...and just a hint of minerality.

2019 release Nose: caramel, citrus, vanilla, cherries and herbs Taste: fruit jumps out first with little burn. Orange zest, cherry pie, leather and vanilla. Slightly tart. The longer it sits in your mouth the more it ebbs and flows between these different flavors. Great mouthfeel. Water brings the fruit forward on the nose and the leather, fruit, cherry pie and wood out on the taste Finish: slow building heat that’s never overpowering punches through the fruitiness of the taste and eventually fades into cinnamon and then spearmint that lingers for several minutes. The minty, menthol finish is the most defining note of this pour. Opened my bottle ASAP to see if I wanted to stock up on this. It’s a good pour but I will not be going back for more at this cost **Edited review after bottle was open for 2 weeks. The menthol finish isn’t quite as intense and seems more balanced with the spice and cherry. Bumped rating up .25. This is growing on me. **3rd edit- once the bottle had time to breathe (3 months) the menthol characteristics have a faded substantially and I’m left with waves of Rye Spice, citrus, peppercorns and cherry that come and go and come again in the finish. I said I wouldn’t buy more...and that was a lie... 15004 bottles made, but only 15000 available to the rest of you fools at the moment. I never want to be without this and I will buy this bottle at every available opportunity if the price is right.