Heaven Hill White Label Bottled In Bond 6 Year

Apparently the 6 year 100 proof is currently unavailable, or limited for exporting from KY, they have released a 3 year 80 proof in its stead. That's a wee step down and you should consider the Mckenna (also from Heaven Hill) 4 year brown bottles are still around before picking this one. That said this is a Heaven Hill quality product and brings the required characteristics to the table. The nose is so mild I switched to my jigger sized snifter to get a better feel for it. Its almost exactly what any bourbon old timer would expect, a small straight alcohol fume with sweet oak and mild caramel/vanilla. Just what you expect from the HH family of distillers in a bourbon this young, nothing flashy, just basic, acceptable bourbon. Relatively mild this one is easy to roll on the tongue and sample the sweet caramel body before it finishes with a nice warm and slightly salty cinnamon tapering off. Again absolutely nothing spectacular but still a modest yet respectable mid section not quite rich but almost all there. A 3 year drinker you can enjoy straight or use as a quality mix base and just as important SOMETHING worthy of putting the Heaven Hill name on the label. 2.5 stars for a drinkable bourbon at a entry level price point.