Benchmark Single Barrel Bourbon (95 Proof)

Like this as much as Buffalo trace

BENCHMARK SINGLE BARREL NOSE: Like the Bonded, this starts out HOT. Let it breathe and there is a rotation of Tart Peach, Lemon Custard, Oak Spice, Pipe Tobacco, Dry Brown Sugar, and some Fall Spice. Very good! NEAT: Vanilla/Maple/Butterscotch Sweetness dominates the front end followed by Orange Peel, Lemon Custard, Oak Spice, Baking Spices, and Black Pepper. Short Slightly Drying Finish with a mild, yet building KYHug. Spicy Tingly Oak Oak & Vanilla coat and layer the palate. The longer you spend with this, the sweeter it gets. SPLASH: Orange Marshmallow Circus Peanuts show up on the Nose and Palate, along with a Waxy Leather note. Ghh be e Finish gets a bit more spice as well. VERDICT: This is another winner. I LOVE when i get that Circus Peanut note on a whiskey. This is more complex and sweeter than the Bonded, but at the cost of some of the clingy mouthfeel. This would be good at $45, but at $25 its great. This is a Single Barrel, so YMMV.

Easy sipper with a decent amount of flavor. Oak and caramel notes that disaipate from pallet rather quickly

I’m not a bourbon guy so this tasting gonna be a bit rough. I get slight notes of cherry and vanilla, there’s a heavier oak and char flavor as well as leather. The finish is a bit acrid and it’s not from the alcohol. the finish Isn’t very long, nor is it expectionally hot or spicy, but it’s a bit dry. I’m not a bourbon guy but this wasn’t something I’d probably ever buy to drink straight. Good for the price though.

Pretty nice flavor with this one, mild burn going down and then it is amooth after that

Used it in an old fashioned. Tasted great with solid body