Early Times Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

The nose hits you with a bit of ethanol and sweetness. On the palate you get some immediate spice, but then an enormous amount of smooth vanilla and orange peel, which fades into gentle barrel spice for a nice finish. At $25 a liter, this bourbon is a bargain.

rich sedona aroma color: light caramel corn with hints of citrus rind, honey, and soft oak. flavor: soft caramel corn melds with shortbread cookie coated with a hint of chocolate and oak; a trace of cinnamon spice lingers in the deep sweetness finish: hints of caramel corn

It’s the sweet cornbread I always taste most, & it’s a delicious note. A truly essential bottle, the one to start the night off with.

At $24/liter this has become the daily in our house outpacing the usual suspects: Wild Turkey 101, Elijah Craig, Buffalo Trace, Old Forester 100, Old Gran-Dad BiB, Rittenhouse, and pretty much any sub-$40 bourbon/rye. However, I'm not too optimistic about what will happen once Sazerac runs out of OF distillate.