Belle Meade Bourbon Sherry Cask Finish

Tasted neat in a glencairn. Rested for ten minutes after the pour. This is a rich polished walnut color. There is some sheeting noted on the swirl, but little by way of legs. On the nose is sherry, ripe fruit, barrel wood, cinnamon, a tart note of blood orange, and a smidge of ginger. It's got a bit going on, but is slightly thin. On the palette the sherry is very evident, sweetening the bourbon. It has a very creamy mouth feel, and there's healthy amounts of spice. The ginger and black pepper giving a nice warming finish. This is a very tasty bottle. For $30 more, the Cask Select Sherry Finish is a full cut above. I'd opt to spend a few more dollars and go there for the best experience with this sherry finished whiskey. It's definitely the better "after dinner" quaff. This is a solid pick in a finished bourbon. It's a fun drink, but not an everyday drink.

375ml in a three-bottle special cask finish series box. Batch no. 18-07, bottle no. 1903. Actually a great deal at $99.99, as buying the three bottles in 750ml totals $225. Tasted all three in a row, Cognac-Madeira-Sherry. Neat in Glencairn at home. Nose is prominently sherry, sweet with some caramel and vanilla notes coming in. Hint of apples. Really nice. Taste has oak and vanilla cutting straight through the sherry presence, with stone fruit and grape must lingering, then mild spice lasting through the finish. Of the three in the cask finish series box, this has the nicest nose for sure, though the drop-off in the taste therefore is very noticeable. I think, overall, I like the Madeira the most overall. 1/30/20.

Unique and well finished in sherry cask, showing what sherry cask finish bourbon should be.

Another solid choice from Belle Meade. A hint of brown sugar aroma. Taste starts smooth and mild, but evolves to a brown sugar sweetness with a bite. Taste dark chocolate cherry on the finish.

smooth and the sherry adds just the right amount of sweetness. not sure ifs worth $80 but really nice nonetheless