Joseph Magnus Triple Cask Finished Bourbon

Different and enjoyable but overpriced. Would not buy again for what I paid for this bottle.

Tried with Sepehr

For those who like sweet, complex, dessert-style bourbons, Joseph Magnus is a strong contender. For those who want a craft distillery pedigree with an interesting story behind it (the family that owns it traces it lineage to a pre-Prohibition era distiller, for whom they named the brand), Joseph Magnus is a strong contender. For those who want a critically well-reviewed bourbon, Joseph Magnus, which has won a bevy of gold medals at San Francisco's high-end Spirits Competition, is a strong contender. Now, for those who want an affordable bourbon . . . not so much. This is a $80-100 bourbon, which means this DC-based label places itself among the limited releases and double-digit aged expressions from the best Kentucky distilleries. Moreover, it asks such high prices despite not distilling its own product -- this, like Belle Meade and many other brands, is actually sourced MGP bourbon from Indiana, albeit finished in a variety of casks (sherry, port, and cognac) in their DC warehouse. Perhaps one day they'll have aged their own distillate enough to transition fully to their own product but, right now, the ask is $100 for a bottle of finished MGP. To its tremendous credit, it's worth it, and I thought long and harda bout ordering a bottle after getting home. This is a rich, tasty bourbon, with vivid syrup and fruit notes: vanilla, strawberry, and some smoke from the barrel char, which hints at chocolate and coffee. Coincidentally, my friends and I stumbled upon this distillery while we lived in DC, and it also has a great tasting room and an incorporated cocktail bar inside the warehouse space itself, where one can see barrel upon barrel of this bourbon still aging.