Davie-Warner
Reviewed
January 17, 2017 (edited February 11, 2017)
Picked up a bottle as a gift for a friend's cocktail party (where I fell in love with Kale salad...), for Manhattans.
Nose: gentle, sweet warm vanilla, fresh cut sappy pine, some lemon zest and a hint of bubblegum fruitiness.
Palate: smooth, very amiable, overipe banana, cinnamon sugar, more pine.
Finish: starts with bold resinous oak, ends with distinct buttered wonder bread. Hot cinnamon accumulates with each swallow.
A classic bourbon, so balanced and easy to drink, though a bit boring. Makes one shockingly smooth Manhattan! Dry glass: stove warmed woodshop on a clear winter's morning.