Devils River Small Batch Bourbon

On the nose: Golden Delicious Apple, Butter, Hint of citrus On the palate: Spicy Cinnamon, hints of strawberry The finish: Warm Brown Sugar, Grape Overall: not bad, but not my favorite. I’m not a particularly huge fan of spicy whiskys.

The nose is actually quite nice. Sweet butter, apple, a bit floral, and pepper. The flavor here is much to be desired. Sure, I didn't have high expectations going in, and there is little positive to come away with. Quite a bit of leather, some tobacco and oak. There's some slight green apple in the background. Some dark licorice and spearmint as well. The finish is a bit bitter and off-putting. I bought this in a taster, so I'm not exactly sure about the cost of a standard bottle. I knew it wasn't much going in. Still, there's much better cheap options.

This really isn’t a bad bottle and I am no fan of a Texas whiskey. Nose is pleasant enough with sweet notes a just a very slight tinge of ethanol. Taste is fine … traditional with nothing special that makes it stand out but a bit grainy and the finish is short. Won’t buy another but I’ll finish this one