High West American Prairie Bourbon

Not tremendously flavorful but certainly a subtle sweetness with some fruit and spice.

High West American Prairie Reserve isn't a bad whiskey--it's pretty good, actually. It's just hurt by the fact that it's more expensive than it should be. To wit: one of its component whiskeys comes from Four Roses, but I can buy a bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel for $10-15 less locally. And in terms of flavours, this is a blend whose lineage is unmistakeably a mix of LDI and Four Roses: the gin-y, herbal, metholated, faintly nutty character of LDI whiskey with the cherry cola and plums of Four Roses. And yet it tastes strangely younger than its age--surprisingly green and hot. Flavours here of clove, caraway, mint, vanilla, fruit, baking spice. Chocolate, cinnamon, some orange peel. A lot of sweetness with a spice backbone on the taste. Good whiskey, and I suppose you can feel good about some of the proceeds going to charity, but I really would just rather pay less for the superior tasting, higher ABV Four Roses Single Barrel.