High West American Prairie Bourbon

My version was finished in old Manhattan barrel. very cherry very great!

Another bourbon where I'm completely off the Distiller notes -- I wonder if I was having a weird taste day yesterday. The nose almost seems sherried to me, as the strongest scents I got were raisins, dates, and figs.  Relative to the average bourbon, Prairie Reserve has a spicier nose.  The palate also struck me as spicier than average (and after looking it up online, I've seen some sites reporting that one of the bourbons in the mix is Four Roses, which would make sense given that distillery's high-rye mashbills).  The classic bourbon flavors are also there, along with a bit of Cherry Coca Cola.  The finish, consistent with the palate and nose, is peppery; that sherry sensation returns, and then it mellows out to an herbal and slightly bitter grassiness.  Since the flavor profile hits so many of the same spice notes as Four Roses, and the superlative Four Roses Single Barrel is around the same price, I'd recommend just going straight to the source.