Hewn Dark Hollow Pennsylvania Bourbon

My inlaws were visiting each other in NJ earlier this year, and while on a road trip to PA, my father in-law grabbed a bottle of this for me, knowing well of my Bourbon "hobby"... Although I really love that he thought of me and wanted to include this with my Christmas haul, I gotta say, this is not a favorite. It appears to be fairly young (under 4 years), and you can see it AND taste it. It's a light golden color for starters, but the main things is that the flavor has that, "I really needed to sit in my barrel for a couple years longer" quality. I tried making an Old Fashioned with it, but even that didn't cut it. It's simply too young-tasting. Tastes more like a cheap Irish Whiskey or Scotch to me than Bourbon. 2 stars because of the sentiment with which I acquired this bottle.

It’s got a strong wood aroma and taste to me but it’s not overpowering on the taste and blends well with the sweetness of it. Very smooth and enjoyable to me.

Young tasting