Calumet Farm 16 Year Single Rack Black Bourbon

We need to fix the name here but whatever. I'm not in the mood for a normal review. Lets talk for a moment about what makes a whisky great. Or more importantly, what makes it special! Bourbon is about this mix of sweetness with this amazing virgin charred oak. That's really it, it's a simple whisky, corn driven, almost all made in the same region, aged in the same region, and that's really all there is to it. So when or why does something become special? 1. Amazing sweet candy notes. The wonderful rich full vanilla's. The amazing caramel notes. 2. Wonderful spices or depth of feel or flavor from textural elements of the grain blends. 3. Insane oak quality or aging magic where the oak and whisky just become some kind of amazing experience. So to this 16 year old, high proof, somewhat generic mash bill? Well, this is that magical blending of good proof, good mash bill, good sweet notes, but most importantly...this brings in this smoked oak unlike anything else I can imagine. And it's so so good! Bottom line this is amazing bourbon and I'm giving it an insane 4.25 and I should go higher. It's one of my new favorite bourbons. If you want more notes it's cherries and apples and cinnamon spice with this magical oak smoked element. Give me more! I'll try and do a more in depth review later but I just wanted to take a moment to express how magical this thing is. I need another bottle. I've nearly killed this one already...only had it 3 weeks. And I keep wanting to pour another one.

Spicy, full, oaky. Not bad for its age and price

More oaky than the 15. Sharp and spicy. Walnut wax, drying and tannic. Maybe almond sweet note.