Devils River Small Batch Bourbon

The nose presents a sweet vanilla note with a smooth palate with hints of fruit. Mild finish with a touch of butterscotch.

Rich gold color Spicy alcohol aroma A bit soapy taste with notes of oak

I am not sure what magical energy I had during my last tasting to actually enjoy this. I don't like being harsh about whiskey usually, but man... this one's rough. A lot of strange vegetal notes on the nose with a hint of uncooked flour. It barely even smells like a whiskey to me, more like a tequila as another reviewer stated. Same flavors carry over into the tasting with a little bit of unpleasant spice on the finish. Diluting it down made it a bit more drinkable, but still very rough.

A very young smelling whiskey with beautiful hints of caramel and toasted cereal, almost like a Honey Nut Cheerio. A weird hint of flour also raises in the nose. That same flour-y note comes out in the taste and finish. I may be the only person who's ever ate straight flour and enjoyed it, so this may be a very personal note. It's almost like a cake batter taste. I think I might be going insane. A little water made that flour note stronger but added a bit of oak. I really don't mind it at all, but I might be the only person who enjoys the taste of raw flour.

Fairly impressed for $20 bottle and it's readily available at my local.

Light Scotch like nose. Yellow liquid is thin and carries sweetness and some vegetal flavors and very little barrel. The finish is short with a little pepper spice.