Four Gate Four By Four (Batch 20)

high spice, rich hot cinnamon sweet l

I didn't get lucky this year or maybe I just stopped being an idiot with my money, but regardless of the minimal stuff I had. This is my 2022 bourbon of the year so far. Let me tell you why. Nose - God you just know MGP when you smell it and I mean well aged MGP. 9 year old and it's just to dye for. That rye spice meeting leather, tobacco, and well aged vanilla. I love it. With this however and this rum cask finishing, there's something else. It's a touch funky a touch light and most importantly, playful. Sure some mint sneaks in here, some of that sugar cane from the rum, more fruity sour notes, just wonderful. Taste - Spice and oak with rock candy, with rum notes with this huge powerful rye and vanilla with charred burnt brown sugar. Wonderful! Some orange citrus vitamins with some light apples. Huge long finish, lovely yummy stuff. This amazing unique example of MGP, well aged, and brings these crazy amazing elements of smoke, oak, ash, candy, funk, spice, tobacco, vanilla...i can go on for days. I get toasted oak as well. Wow just wow. The more you drink this the better it is. The more you add water the more you find cool things. Sadly....this is one hell of a rare bottle. About 600 bottles made. It was aged in four square in case anyone was wondering, (four by four). Giving this an insane 4.0.