Early Times Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

Nose: light baking spices. Feel: light and coats nicely. Not too watery. Palette: ethanol, woody, cinnamon Finish: light and short

Open 11 months Nose - Caramel, grain, dry cinnamon and allspice, salted and slightly sour peanut shells, light orange peel, and medium ethanol. Palate - Caramel again, dry oak, peanuts and salty peanut shells, dusty grain, and light cherries. It tastes almost exactly how it smells. Finish is medium-short with drier and more tannic oak and baking spices, powdered caramel, salty bitter notes, and a harsher ethanol kick at the end that makes it seem young. This one is hard to get in NC and also frequently makes lists as best value bourbons under $30. When I saw it I had to grab it, and it's been largely ignored over almost a year. It either goes into cocktails or I force people into tasting it blind out of my glass decanter. It's not bad, but clearly overhyped. I would just buy Old Forester, easier to find and a similar profile.

Maybe the best value in brown liquor. I found a Liter for $22. Sweet, sugar, caramel, and corn chips. A MUCH better bourbon that I expect at this price point.

Smoke, caramel, and ethanol on the nose. Vanilla on the palate and the finish. Short and sweet burn.

Classic taste, get a good tingle on the palate. Hard to beat for the price.

Great for the $$. A bit floral for my liking, but the sweetness balances it out. Its hard to argue with the value here.

Floral

Nose: vanilla, ethanol up front, peanut, caramel, banana Palette: peanut, long finish with some spice at the end