Hancock's President's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon

Wow. What a treat. Great nose. Slightly sweet palette with just enough burn to make it interesting. Medium-long finish with no overly oaky aftertaste. Lower proof with a lot of character!

First bourbon for me on the 2019 Bourbon Trip - John’s Betrayal. Also a Mooch bourbon... Smells of citrus (orange mostly) and rubbing alcohol. Pretty simple on the nose. Taste is very oily with hints of honey, pepper, and a hint of sweet and tart like a grape

Glenacairn, no water, bottle less than 3 months old. Nose is sweet and hot at the same time, with a surprising amount of corn. Time and judicious distance reveal caramel and a tinge of menthol, almost like someone opened a tube of Tiger Balm in the next room over. Palate is heat forward, with a burst of cinnamon followed by the briefest flash of caramel and vanilla, then more cinnamon heading to a pronounced drying. Finish is short and woody. I enjoy Blanton's, and Elmer T. Lee is a personal favorite. I can find the resemblance, but it's faint, like you can see how a VW Beetle is related to a Porsche 911...some of the curves are there, but they're not really developed yet, and performance is drastically different. Same goes here; this isn't bad bourbon, but it's also nothing to write home about.