George T. Stagg Bourbon (Fall 2019)

This was my other special occasion bottle i was waiting to open once i finished my MBA. This along with the ORVW were found at a local Walmart liquors for retail. I honestly at times thought of just selling them both for the profit but when else am i ever going to have a chance of finding these at retail? Well here goes. Upon opening the Stagg you get a nice oaky, cherry scent. Really mesmerizing smell. It's the BT smell but notched up. I could sit and just smell this all day. To make sure i wasn't being biased i grabbed a Blanton's, Buffalo Trace, and Weller to smell and they are not even close to the great scent this bottle has. Moving on to sipping this I found it to be a good sip. Knock your socks off? No but the flavors are rich. I get a lot of wood/oak. It's pleasant but I'm not sure how the Distiller score is a 98. I did pour a little Blanton's to try side by side and sure it blows Blanton's away but this is not the best bourbon i've ever had. It's really good yes but not in my top 5. Honestly the THH i had a couple years earlier at a bar was by far one of the best I've ever had. Another one that's not secondary price worthy and i'll never understand anyone who has money to piss away like that would want to spend $$$$ on bottles of booze. Verdict is that this is good. Really good for the BT line up and a step above any of their standard offerings and if i found it again for $107.98 I'd buy it in a hearbeat but my max would be double that unless i were to find to flip but those days of finding any BTAC at secondary are long gone. 2/10/23

Sweet and rich, super carmel and smooth. Not the highest proof gts but still a solid version and would drink it anytime. This may have been number one on my flight had I not had gts 2022 that I had with it.

Caramel, black pepper, cinnamon on the nose, just keeps evolving and getting better and better. Coats the palate with same flavors, rich and delicious. Medium finish. Complex, different flavors every time I go back for a sip.