Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Bourbon

The best oaky bourbon you will ever taste. That being said, not worth secondary

Lots of oak on the nose. Peppery, molasses and oak follow on the palate.

First off, really stoked to have gotten my hands on this bottle. This particular one was batch 9. But getting into it, the nose likes what it smells. There's a boat load of caramel, red hots, sweet cherries, barrel char, and ethanol with the 130 proof. On the palate it's a nice balance of sweetness and spiciness. The amount of oak and char almost over powers the caramel and brown sugar that's normal from EHT. On the backend there is an overwhelming, building burn that makes for a very long finish.

Super rich butterscotch and caramel. Basically just EHT Small Batch turned up like 10 notches.

Had my good friend @ataylor156 over for some good bourbon. From left to right I. The pic, ranked top to bottom (we both have exactly the same ranking): Rabbit Hole Cavehill (#6) George T. Stagg (2019) (#1) William Larue Weller (2019) (#2) Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel (#4) Larceny Barrel Proof (#5) E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof (#3) Not a bad night. 😎

This is one of my favorite pours of all times this one is 2017

I’ve been wanting to try this for a few years. It’s been one of the elusive pours I always wanted to find. It didn’t disappoint even at 21.75/oz.

Grassy and herbal nose with peppers. Brown sugar appears after it opens. Peppers carry in the overtone for a long herbal tone. Minor citrus notes in the palette. Body is weak up front but finishes with a burn and complexity. Under tone is vanilla, but not particularly sweet or strong. A good drinking experience but not worth the hunt compared to a Stagg Jr. for the proof hounds out there.

I may be drunk but I think this is the best juice I’ve ever had. Doesn’t drink like 130+ proof at all. All flavor, obviously heat but nothing like you’d expect. I said “holy shit” and made my bartender try some and he said “holy shit” in agreement.