Kentucky Best

Not as harsh as I expected given its rating—

Boy this is a tough one to sip on. Not much to the nose but a touch of caramel and watered down tangerine. Palate is smooth oaky vanilla and floral peachy notes on the finish. Medium finish which is surprising for a 40 abv whiskey

Aroma is unpleasant and off, yeasty, like the oak and the spirit never fully connected and they just sat at odds with each other in an underground bunker at a constant temperature to prevent anything more than surface contact; Palate follows the same spirit-forward, bottom-rick, raw grain profile that just.. doesn’t… feel… right; Finish is thankfully short, though grainy and cloyingly fruity in its short miserable existence.

Not Kentucky's best to say the least. Thin and papery flavor. Finishes with alcohol heat and spice, but a watery flavor lingers. Certainly bottom shelf.