Ben Holladay 6 Year Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Sweet, light nose with floral and citrus scents; hints of apricot on palate; earthy flavors; more intensity than depth; slight wood oak and smokey chew and finish; finish brings orange, Dr. Pepper with hefty spice bomb. All Missouri bourbon which makes it unique, and also a bottled in bond which is a plus. Worth investment if you can find in $30-40 range, no more.

At first I did not care for this when first opening it up. It pretty much was just a simple medicinal cherry and oak. But after being open now for 3 months..... Nose: Oak and I still get some cherry, but floral aroma dominates and mixes in with some smarties candy note or a sweet cherry Kool-Aid packet. Palate: It is creamy for a six year, and I don't get the cherry anymore that I smell. Instead, there is a lot of lemon flavor followed by leather and there is a mingling of more oak and floral. I don't get any vanilla or caramel which are so traditional in bourbon. Finish: It is dry with some leather, allspice, oak and lemon. I really enjoy it other than it is too dry which hurts it's score a little. I feel like batch variability will be common here. This one is 11% floor 5, 40% floor 4, 31% floor 3, and finally 18% floor 2. But this one is really pleasant, and a real changeup compared to most KY bourbon flavor profiles. The bottle I got was really tight and one-note when I first cracked it but it is now morphed into a unique experience.

Born and rAised in MO. Just up the road from Louisville. Carmels. Nice ride. Look forward to more flavors

Thick, dark nutty, almost almond butter nose. Very spicy, hot, cinnamon taste, goes down a little hard cause of the higher proof. Chemical finish. Not abad whisky, but probably better mixed.