Coopers' Craft Original 82.2 Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Nose - banana, vanilla, Nilla wafer, very similar to JD, pancake and maple syrup, light ethanol burn. Taste - vanilla, banana, butterscotch, artificial sweetener, caramel, very little burn, finishing quick and syrupy sweet. Very simple and slightly cloying. Not bad, but it would be better as a mixer.

Visiting family in VA and thought I'd see if I could find something not available here in NC. I found two, Cooper's Craft and the new Tin Cup Rye. The CC up first... Nose: Definite Brown-Foreman/Old Fo nose, but with the addition of a light floral, fruity note and none of the Latex Paint I usually get from BF. Perhaps from the Beechwood and Birch filtering? Neat: A little thin. Cherry Cola, Vanilla, Bitter Citrus Peel, Harsh Oak, Some Leather, but overall fairly flat and unremarkable. A little Sting on the finish and it coats with the Bitter Citrus, Oak and a little of the Cherry Vanilla. Splash: A little water gets rid of a lot of the bitterness and transitions the sweet to straight vanilla. Even though you lose some notes, it actually makes it a little more palatable. I can see this being a good one to enjoy with a large cube or mixed with Coke/7Up, etc. Verdict: If this were priced in the neighborhood of Beam and EW Black maybe I wouldn't be as harsh, but this is not a $30 bourbon. I just can't get past the bitterness I get from it. Thankfully I only purchased 2 50ml bottles and not the 750ml.

Spruce, forest scents. Otherwise a decently pleasant bourbon.