Forged Oak 15 Year Bourbon

Cherries, leather and dried fruit on the initial nose, vanilla and cherries on the palate then finishes with a huge oak punch. Very tasty and super smooth!

True to its name! Tons of oak! Very smooth! Would recommend!

Nose - Oaky vanilla, cinnamon, mix of woods like you're in a lumber yard (mostly cedar/oak/maple/apple), hint of brown sugar. Taste - Spicy cinnamon tingle & spice, sweet vanilla caramel, dark creme brulee sugar top, lightly tannic on the backend, sort of like a charred cinnamon stick. Finish - Lingering tannic dryness, oaky vanilla simple, light cinnamon tingle mixed with a hotter white pepper tingle. Score - 86/100 Final Thoughts - Interesting nose in that I get some other wood type notes other than oak along with the typical bourbon notes of cinnamon & vanilla. Not overly complex and surprisingly hot for the slightly lower proof. Good balance of oak and I don't think it was overly oaked/tannic but had enough to make it interesting. This is tasty but I'm not sure the price is justified. Would I drink it if offered? - Yes Would I specifically order it? - Maybe, if the price is right. Would I buy a bottle? - No, I wouldn't pick up another.