Buck 8 Year

A shockingly young smelling and tasting whiskey, given the 8 year age statement. Earthy, peanut butter, peanut brittle, leather, chalky vanilla. Just a touch of honeycomb, apple, peach. There's some sweetness, but the whole affair is a bit thin, and proceedings are dominated by a green-ish, youthful, corn husk, vegetal sort of character. It's a non distillery product, so who knows where it comes from, but it has some flavours I associate with Beam. It's not heinous; it's just not remotely worthwhile at the price point: tastes too young, raw, washed out, and even a bit faintly sour.