George T. Stagg Bourbon (Fall 2020)

Very solid, rich, and caramel in taste. Syrupy, but rolls off the tongue very smooth and delicious leaving only pleasant memories.

A whiff of light, caramel and meaty aromas. Caramel continues with vanilla, cherries Tobacco smoke that you get with well aged bourbons. The finish is fantastic. Slight dry (in a good way) oak and extremely long. You still taste this bourbon minutes after you had a sip. It drinks exactly like a 65 abv whiskey. Bold, rich and a little hot. Not for the faint of heart.

Perfection

Pine sap, wood polish, hazelnut, strong and elixir like.

Cherry cordial, pecan, brown sugar, hazelnut, raspberry.

My god. This was absolutely fantastic. Thanks Rube

Very intense. Added a bit of water. The nose is leather, nuts, corn syrup, rye, burnt sugar. The palate was a bit too intense for me without water. Fiery, spicy rye. Maybe some cloves/baking spices. Oaky barrel. Burnt marshmallow, burnt brown sugar, sweet corn, toffee, maybe a hint of anise. Finish of caramelized sugar, smoke, slightest hint of maple. Charcoal, leather, tobacco. Lingering rich caramel. A real heavyweight in the bourbon world, a nonstop barrage of intense flavors. Having had Thomas Handy Sazerac, William Larue Weller, and George Stagg on a few occasions, William Larue Weller is my favorite because it is mellow, complex, and sublime. Stagg is the opposite - it is aggressive and intense. I think Weller is the better, more sophisticated whiskey, but Stagg is a non-stop assault on your tastebuds and should not be discounted. Thanks for the sample, Paul!