Bulleit Bourbon Barrel Strength

Batch 02. Relatively light on the nose. Some char and brown sugar. Sweet immediately. Heat next. Some caramelized sugar, pepper, and astringent wood. Some black cherry. Spicy. A little thin. Slight bitterness, maybe cacao, at the end. 8/26/17

I still prefer the original Bulleit as my "daily sipper" of choice, but this is a decent bottle in its own right. Not as good as its high-proof bretheren that I've tasted (Maker's Mark Cask Strength and Booker's come to mind), I still appreciate the tastes that make Bulleit's brands among my early bourbon favorites. The sweet, marshmallowy caramel taste gives way to a smooth, spicy burn, and the fruit tastes at the end linger nicely. It's a solid pickup when I'm in the Kentucky area.