Blanton's Special Reserve

So I ran the gauntlet at a tasting from the special reserve thru the straight from the barrel. My favorite was the gold edition. The special reserve I tasted was frankly disappointing. The sweet nose tries to blind you from the harsh abv initial taste. In subsequent tastes I did enjoy the vanilla and traditional Blanton’s flavor profile. To be honest, I was disappointed with this taste and definitely would have been mad paying secondary for this bottle

Extremely light