Frey Ranch Straight Bourbon

When I first tried this at a bar nearly two years ago (March 26, 2022), I didn't think I liked it much. Since then, I have found that I really need to hunker down with at least two glasses, void of any distractions, in order to really focus on what I am getting. Now that I've finally had that opportunity, I say this is a solid pour. Color: Medium Copper-Amber Nose: Familiar bourbon nose of oak and what I am going to say is "grain". There are four grains going on in this stuff, after all. Leather, as well. Palate: (Drank with a large ice ball) Tart cherry, mint, oak tannins, an even balance of sweet and spicy. Getting a nice dose of "grain" from the final, slightly diluted, sips of the first pour. Second pour... there's the caramel! Nice. Finish: I guess you'd call it a "medium" finish. Spiciness seems to be the predominant element in the finish of most bourbon I have had. This is no exception. Originally, I gave this 3 stars. I'm bumping it up to 3.25 stars.

Flaviar advent calendar day #17 Nose: vanilla, oak, sourdough. Mildewy grain? Cranberry, corn, some minerality. Buttery graham cracker Palate: spiced and toasty oak. Cinnamon, Brown sugar, significantly spicy. Oily. Pretty fruity but not in a sickly sweet way. More like baked fruit. Some sweet oak too. A hint of petrichor, very strong wood oil notes as it transitions to the finish Finish: oily yet dry, toasted oak and a hint of mint.

Different from most whiskeys. Love the flavor. Like a rye met a bourbon and had a frey ranch.

[1.30.24] Facebook ad services were CERTAIN that I needed this bottle (sweet bottle, heavy glass!) ever since Thanksgiving. After a disappointing season of lotteries and a cold Weller release line loss, this was my consolation bottle when it hit the shelf that same night. And its good. Good, but not great. For an organic bottle with home-raised grains and a 4-cereal blend sporting a good story, I gave this 4 stars. But the bourbon itself isn't excellence. It is obviously high corn, very sweet, almost like a vanilla scented Yankee candle. Especially easy to drink and if it werent for the price, could replace my Jameson for bad decisions sipper. Won't probably keep this stocked on the shelf unless the price drops about $10.