Bulleit 10 Year Bourbon

Super strong vanilla nose, very perfumey. Too strong to start, tons of wood and vanilla flavor. Too much alcohol for my taste, even with water.

10 year is so nice. Better than I thought for a mass produced bourbon that seems to be on the end cap of every liquor store.

On the nose is sweet toffee, cherry hard candy, rye, oak and a hint of black tea with subtle chai spices. Given time I start picking up some rich, worn leather and some grassy, herbal and mint notes. - To the palate it has a soft sweetness with oak wood throughout, chai tea, maple syrup, grassy herbs, spicy rye, and a subtle hint of that cherry candy. - The finish presents some subtly smoky barrel char and dry oak flavours. Leather and subtle spices linger, with some memory of that toffee sweetness. — With some water added, the nose presents a more sweet wood note and enhanced herbal rye aromas. The palate becomes very dry, melding the oak, spice and herbal notes together, with only the lightest sweetness. I find a sort of sour wood note in the finish with some orange peel bitters. —//— Bourbon Mark: 89 —//— I think I really like this one. That added age brought some added complexity and nice oak dryness that I’m enjoying. Comparing side-by-side with standard Bulleit Bourbon, they are remarkably similar, but there is a noticeable difference in sweetness, and oak flavour.

A welcome upgrade from standard bulleit. Although soft on the nose, big, full bodied, and meaty in flavor. Flavor tapers down slight towards the rear, but not in a negative way. I’d do it again for sure.

Smooth, slight butter and caramel taste with a charred oak and sweet finish. Not too heavy on the nose. Thought it was a good pour.