Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Bourbon (2024 Release)
Bourbon
Heaven Hill // Kentucky, USA
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buckybuck09
Reviewed September 17, 2024Nose is sweet, rich, maple and full, little East spice and smooth burn, really great stuff, definitely a great pour20.0 USD per Pour -
Whiskyfart
Reviewed September 6, 2024 (edited September 13, 2024)The first 2024 release Grain to Glass I tried was their Wheated bourbon and man... was I blown away. Although I'm not going to be seeking out the Rye ( I'm not a Rye man myself, and any Rye I purchase is put towards cocktails which would be blasphemy for ANY Grain to Glass offering ) I did immediately seek out a bottle of their Straight Bourbon to sample. Luckily I found it quite easily at one of my favorite liquor stores of all time and for a very reasonable price. First thing I notice here is some pretty hot ethanol that underlies the nose but if you take it in gently and smell past the ethanol there is a very sweet and tart fruity character. Caramel apple leads the charge with some tannic but fresh oak mid smell and some deep, darker pitted fruits ~ stewed plum along with just a kiss of baking spice. What a taste! There is a bright, tart and incredibly sweet candied apple quality about it. The taste ignites like a flare and then you notice just how wholly it coats the tongue. It really is lip smacking good. Toward mid / back of taste, cinnamon makes its appearance... surprising as it was barely present on the nose. That spice ushers in the finish which dries up quickly with tannic oak standing at the forefront but really bringing down the effervescence of the taste. At the back of your tongue, that bright apple flavor on the taste dims to a spiced apple cider. Your tongue is left a with a bit of a tingle as the spice dies down. The finish is medium length but not very viscous. Wow... I don't know which I like better the Wheated or this. Both are EXCELLENT bourbons and really, as they are quite readily available at the moment; I do strongly recommend you go out and buy both. Is $110/Bottle cheap? No, but damnit it is worth every hard earned penny.109.99 USD per Bottle -
gary-grimes
Reviewed September 5, 2024Poured a double dram over a big cube( it was 114 d today in phoenix). Took my first sip and did a double take, it actually took my attention from the first nfl game of the 2024 season. Quite tasty!! -
Fafnir187
Reviewed August 10, 2024 (edited September 9, 2024)Nose is both sweet and spicy with cinnamon bear candy, vanilla, caramel, cedar, ginger, nutmeg, green apple, fresh baked bread, and clove. Ethanol very high for a 107 proof product which I found to be distracting. Palate opens with toasted marshmallow, rye spice, nougat, caramel, and applesauce, followed by a usual suspects spice bloom of cinnamon, clove, allspice, and nutmeg. Decent richness and complexity. Medium length finish brings some nicely aged oak, cinnamon, black peppercorn, root beer, chili pepper, tobacco, barrel char, mint, and walnut. Mouthfeel is weighty to the point of being downright chewy, but also a bit of youthful graininess as well. A pretty darn good high rye bourbon but with some minor flaws and I can’t help but wonder what 2-4 more years in the barrel might have done here. As it stands, I paid a wild $104.99 for this and while I do like it; i just don’t like it for the price. Not a rebuy.104.99 USD per Bottle -
sdmoflsmo
Reviewed August 9, 2024 (edited August 10, 2024)I didnt expect this to taste like anything else from Heaven Hill, and I was right. Thr nosedoes bring some sweet caramel, but largely brings rye spice notes, cardamom, clove, nutmeg and mint. Overall, very mild. Palate starts with new oak, spices following. A lot of pepper. Finish is mixed. Reads youbger than i thought it would. I wobder if another few years in the barrel would ease the tannins and bring more flavor depth. Over all, a good concept, abd interesting bottle, but i feel no urge to buy another.
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