Joseph Magnus Cigar Blend Bourbon

Batch 24. Good nose. Fresh. Nose translates to palate. For some reason I was expecting odd flavors here, but this is straightforward, but not in a bad way. It works. 9/6/20

Batch 28. Nose - caramel, orange peel, some sweet grass, light clay dirt on a spring day after the rain, sweet notes from chocolate and perhaps simple syrup, distinct oak, perhaps a drop of cherry cough syrup as well. Taste - rich sweetness, marmalade, orange, cherry, cinnamon spices, there's a leafy and earthy element from the armagnac. Of course brown sugars and baking spices which seem to be a staple of older MGP rye and seem to come with this kind of finishing. There's certainly vanilla and perhaps even a hazelnut in the finish. Oh yeah there's that hazelnut coffee thing without the bitter coffee. Some light tobacco and hints of aged leather are almost certainly mixed in with these other notes. Just an outstanding whisky and despite the 240 I had to pay to get this (actually I haven't been told what I owe for shipping yet so maybe more), not to mention the need for a friend's mom to pick it up and ship it to me...this was well worth the trouble. If you see batch 28, it has my highest of high recommendations. This is easily a 400-500 dollar bottle and yes a extremely rare American Whisky score of 4.25.

Nose: dried fruit, tobacco, chocolate Palate: rye spice, tobacco, chocolate lava cake, butterscotch, mint, toffee Finish: long rye spice, plum, oak

Nose has tea leaf, caramel, and hay. On the palate the heat hits up front with a blend of sweetness and spice, and again with tea leaf on the back end. The finish is long with a nice hug. Unique pour.

Absolute fig and vanilla bomb with the perfect balance of heat and sweet 10/10

Batch 10 BTL 2/529 Strong aromas of toffee, hazelnut, brûléed fig, apricot, and sweet tobacco upfront while cinnamon, oak, and leather linger on the enveloping nose. Super smooth. Starts out with spearmint, grape must, milk chocolate, and vanilla. Next comes the baking spices, cinnamon, anise, and some clove. Beautifully long finish. Before its had it's way with your tongue, the wonderful warmth of oak makes you come back for sip after sip. Not too tannic, (which is good for a cigar I'd imagine) with help from the finishing barrels. Wonderful balance in blending. Not a cigar smoker anymore, but I might have to make an exception one day while enjoying this bourbon. What a dram.

Wonderful! Sweeter aromas of caramel red apples and soft baking spice. Very rich and full on the palate. Vanilla, orange, caramel, nutmeg all rolling around together. Really opened up with a touch of water. Can’t wait to keep drinking this!

Batch 12, excellent well balanced mgp. Oak leather tobacco and baking spice. Good mouthfeel and finish. Wanted to hate this because of the price but it's great

MGP. Leather, caramel, vanilla, citrus, molasses.