Benchmark Full Proof Bourbon (125 Proof)

On a fresh crack, tastes like a Stagg jr with rough edges. From experience, it rounds out well. Probably the best in the line.

At a price point of less than $25, it’s not a bad bourbon. On the nose apple and caramel. Oily similar to EHT small batch, short finish, with a minor bite.

deep brown sugar and chocolate. Slight bite with long finish.

Strong and long finish. Perfect spice and sweet thou.

This fun blind courtesy of @trentoniousmaximus was tasted blind, neat in a glencairn Nose- red delicious apple peel, cherry pie, Swedish fish, wheaty funk, cherry peanut brittle, cherry coke carbonation Palate- sweet but drying on the mid tongue in a delightful cinnamon oak tannin way. Big red cinnamon gum, orange bitters, this has notes that strongly remind me of an old fashioned. Finish- I really love the finish here, I got smacked in the mouth with apple and cinnamon, also getting some rich spicy Latakia pipe tobacco leafs My official score was 78/100 or a 3.9 I was surprised when @trentoniousmaximusmaximus revealed the result of the blind!