Belle Meade Bourbon Madeira Cask Finish

Nose: Cinnamon candy, vanilla, brown sugar, bananas, Luxardo maraschino cherry. Oak. Slight char. Palate: Maraschino cherry, brown sugar, pepper, coffee, char. Vanilla. Tannin. Slight rye style spice.

Goes great in an old fashioned, on the rocks, or neat. One of the best bottles I currently have in stock. May be investing in the other bottles that are part of this series.

Great bourbon. Oak and vanilla and moderately sweet. I prefer this to the Sherry cask.

I’ve had their regular bourbon, which I enjoy. So I thought I’d spice it up with this one. On the nose I get vanilla, sweet leather, baking spices, some smokiness, a little rye and plumb. I also get raisins on later nosings. The palate is rich, oily and has a nice sweetness. I get some oak, cherries and some rye spice. The finish is is nice and long with a slight bitterness on the end. Fairly easy to drink and has some nice flavors going on. It is a welcome variation to their bourbon, which I also like.

The Madeira didn't seem to add enough. Good but not striking

Sweet with personality