Horse Soldier Reserve Barrel Strength Bourbon

N: brown sugar, then woody raisin T: corn, brown sugar continues. H: apparent up front, cools gently to the end F: short O: This is easily drinkable, and inoffensive. Pretty hot up front. Very sweet, and not nearing the complexity of others at the $80 price point

If you are reading this before you try the Bourbon. Do Not add water!! Bottle notes 120 proof. Lots of oak in the Aroma with some cedar notes, young corn and a moment of butter, cooking cinnamon and sugar and butter in fact. Cherry appears as well. Caramel popcorn, that's what the Aroma is.. Yep. Burst of sweetness, heat from the abv and a hit of spice mid palate. Finish is fruity with oak notes and spice and pepper in the finish. BTW, nice finish. Very oily & rich mouth feel. Lays on your tongue for a good while. Some cherry notes down deep. Hard candy with spice finish lasts nicely Few drops of water muted the Aroma vs helped. The flavor now has some menthol notes, more spice and mutes the other flavor. Pine note? It's official, DO NOT add water. (I'll score on pre-water flavor) all wood forward now. Abv heat accentuated as well. One of the worst water additions ever. Have I mentioned you should NOT add water? Yikes

It was good, best neat