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

0-1: Beyond bad. Complete waste of money according to my tastebuds. 2: Bad. Simply not my taste 2.5: Sub-par. Ill drink it... but only because its whiskey. 3: Good. Decent stuff, but not a rebuy 3.5: Very good. I might buy again 4: Excellent: Will be purchasing a bottle asap 4.5: Incredible: top of the purchase list 5:Amazing: cost and taste are worth every cent

The proof jumps out on the nose, maple syrup, oak, roasted pecans. It has the traditional characteristics of a single barrel. Dark amber, first glance you know this is mature and yes it will remind you of Buffalo Trace. Taste is smooth, sweet and spicy, more oak will develop. Finish is medium short. A classic! Sometimes I catch a slight sour note that reminds me of pickles.

You've stepped away from your time machine for a few hours and come back to find that it's still there, but someone has absconded with your bottle of single barrel. Probably those damn morlocks. The nerve. It's not nearly as complex as I anticipated, but the star here is the heat. Think of a hot piece of metal placed in water. Strong but not overpowering heat right away, then it transforms into an incredibly smooth whiskey. It's just fun to drink. Morlocks be damned, we fight for our eh Taylor single barrel.