George T. Stagg Bourbon (Fall 2019)

So solid! Delicious from nose to finish. I felt the mouth coat throughout.

116.9 proof Not sure what to note other than it’s pretty good.

An extremely sweet nose of candied carmel apple with a heavy, sugary charred oak, tiny bit of vanilla. Reminds me of a wonderful pie with candied vanilla ice cream. It tastes of sweet luxardo cherry with hints of mint, apple, and peach. It slowly morphs into more oaky, cinnamon, pecan, spicy pepper as it opens up. Almost like biting into that warm, wonderfully baked cherry pie that grandma made from scratch with homemade whipped cream and ice cream. It continues to linger morphing with lighter spice that continues. It’s finish never ends..... it’s like a hug and kiss from someone you never want to let go!

I just side by sided this with King of Kentucky and this took the cake. Defiantly losses in the nose but makes up in the flavor. Not going in depth here, this is just too good and I need to enjoy.

Neat. Sample. I have the 2018 Stagg and that’s the only Stagg I have tried. This is a sample of 2019. The nose is interesting. Doesn’t leap from the glass like I recall from the 2018. I get deep in the glass and it starts to pop. It’s a lot of flavors all at once. As if someone is playing a pipe organ and just slammed the notes rather than playing a melody. Picking up a lot of cinnamon apple... like apple pie smothered in caramel sauce and topped with French vanilla ice cream. The crust is charred on the edges. Nice sweet oak and fresh leather. Very nice. Syrupy mouth. Cinnamon, brown sugar, and hint of cherry on the edges of the tongue. Oh, time to happy dance. This makes my soul so happy. Dear god... Rich caramel and honey, followed by a salted chocolate. Finishes with a sour dough pretzel, sweet oak, more salted chocolate, and a hint of cherries on the legs. Cinnamon Apple showing up 30 seconds into the finish. Oh wow that is good. Geez, so many people have told me this is a disappointing batch but it lives up to its name. Each sip makes my insides dance and the finish is so long and delicious. Great pour.

Very smooth and tasty! Thanks Pete.