Calumet Farm 15 Year Single Rack Black Bourbon

Mostly, it’s just harsh. 15 years is too much for a bourbon. Very woody, in the same way Maker’s Mark special releases are. Now it is pretty complex, and depending on the day sometimes you can tease a great glass out of it—it makes a surprisingly good old fashioned—but it’s always a challenge. Not really worth the money, and it’s certainly no Pappy 15, which is kinda what it wants to be. Maybe give the Barton distillery a few more years and they’ll have some better barrels, but until then… Tl;dr the Calumet 12 is better and cheaper

Fruity and rich with tannic richness. Just an all around great bourbon. Get at Costco if you can, but I don’t think you’d be upset getting at $125. It’s good and it’s well-rounded.

Starts hot. Then tastes vegetable and grassy. Disappointing. Don't understand the high ratings on this. 🙁

It’s deep and dark. Smells of dark chocolate, sweet cherry, toasted marshmallow, mint, and leathery oak. The cherry is pretty bold. It has an intensity that reminds me of cherry icee/cherry bubblegum. Sweet. Black cherry cream soda, honey butter biscuits, toasty oak, a little leather, and caramel corn. Very rich and coats well too. It’s super sweet but I like it. Lacks a bit of a contrast and doesn’t have much that would make me think blindly this is 15 years old. It reminds me of the 1792 FP I have which makes sense. That is a super sweet bourbon too. Won’t buy another bottle because of the 130 I paid for it but I do really enjoy this for a sweeter, more decadent bourbon.

Smooth, black cherry and oak.

Nice and complex not overbearing