Henry McKenna Straight Bourbon

Incredibly light. Unbelievably light. Light to the point of ontological uncertainty. Not bad, per se, but you could almost convince me this a Canadian whiskymaker's version of bourbon-lite. Green, sawdust, a bit of vanilla and woodsmoke (especially on the finish), char and spice, but all presented as if i pre-watered down with a melted ice cube. Green apple and burnt citrus on the finish. At $12, you are certainly not going to do better (and it appears to be one of the last of these bottom-bottom shelfers to retain its minimum four year age statement), but to say the standard Henry McKenna is full-on "good" would be charitable. Even with our family's current attempts to save a few bucks, I'm still willing to spring the extra $1 for Evan Williams Black or (even better still) the extra $3 for Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond.

Would not buy again Light flavors Nothing special Would be good as a mixer

Tons of sweet caramel/toffee. I've seen people say this has a strong burn,but it's pretty smooth to me. Kind of one dimensional though. A little vanilla.

Nose: caramel that gives way to spice, corn and wood Taste: caramel up front leading into vanilla. Spice and some dark fruit Finish medium in length, sweet and woody Old fashioned: not enough bite and body. Sweet but weak