Glenns Creek ¡Cuervito Vivo!

Glenn’s Creek is located in the previously abandoned Old Crow distillery in Kentucky where they are working to renovate and bring it back to its former self. After taking over the distillery, the former distillery supervisor came by and went through the process of creating the old mashbill until they finally came to a product that tasted similar and then aged it for a minimum of 26 months before releasing it as single barrel products with my barrel being #14 which was bottled at 51.2%. The nose starts with a mix of mossy pine needles, butterscotch pudding and dusty barnyard floor then dark chocolate covered espresso beans, rosemary and honeysuckle followed by tangerine oranges, caramelized peaches and maraschino cherries that transitions to toasted caraway seeds and light oak spices with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with a mix of mossy pine needles, butterscotch pudding and dusty barnyard floor then a moderate bitter and sour spice that slowly fades to dark chocolate mocha, rosemary and honeycomb followed by tangerine oranges, caramelized peaches and sour cherries that transitions to toasted caraway seeds and mild oak spices with medium ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with toasted coconut, dark chocolate covered espresso beans, caramelized peaches, butterscotch pudding, spearmint, cloves and light oak spice. For a bourbon that is just slightly over 2 years old, this has come together extremely well with a unique earthy forest note upfront underscored by creamy butterscotch and a dusty oak that has a mild youthful sourness that detracts from the experience, but with some additional aging I think this will likely polish out those youthful blemishes and really showcase the expert craftsmanship that Glenn’s Creek is producing today. Unfortunately, these are only sold in Kentucky right now, but if ever in the area, I’d highly advise a trip to their distillery as it’s a very hole in the wall bourbon experience with a fun and knowledgeable team that are making some high quality products.

Floral, sweet, smooth, spicy