Kirkland 7 Year Small Batch Kentucky Bourbon

Great, if you like a little sweet. It’s a little hot as well. Great everyday bourbon.

Not bad but I’d leave this one for a mixer.

I slightly buzzed after one sip! 103 proof or wus

Big vanilla and well rounded

so sweet

Drank neat in a Glencarin glass. Nose: toasted caramel, brown sugar Palate: oak, slight cereal, slight astringent Finish: medium long, slight spice, oak Overall: Taste a lot like a Jim Beam product (which I think the mash is sourced by Beam). Not super complex. Not very smooth; it has a bit of a harsh bite. Tastes a bit “young” and unfinished. Great bang for the buck but not my cup of tea.

Figuring a litre bottle of 7 year old bourbon could be a good find at about 30$, I decided to give this one a whorl. What I found was the more you search the less you will actually know about this mystery bourbon. FORGET what you see on the front page, as of this review the BEAM sourced hooch has been replaced, this one is credited as "Tennessee Bourbon" which is nearly an enigma in itself, as we know Tenn is the land of the Lincoln County. Process. Right up front the first thing you notice is a tart and strong divergence of citrus and sweet carmelized sugars, if this had come from say a bottle of Elijah Craig, it would have been expected. The middle is strong and sweet and tapering finish of natural heat with little bitterness. Some cherry chocolate notes, with hints of clove and orange are an afterthought. While the source of the hooch may be questionable, one thing that can't be confused is the age date, if it says 7 years it must be 7 tears and that leaves out a considerable number of "black labels" that we know never reach that age before finding a truck headed for the local bottle shop. While bottled in Columbia Tn, the source is still open to a myriad of possibilities. The rumors of Beam and now Daniels, Dickel and Buffalo Trace are all based on speculation, trusting my taster I would say this is a Heaven Hill product or near knock off most likely from MGP. This is a large corn and barley mash, perhaps some wheat, certainly not a high rye. The bourbon sweetness sets up nicely with the acidic citrus juxtaposition, there is little in the way of barreling or oak to be noticed. For the price you cant fault this bourbon for what it is, and the absence of tell tale "young" bourbon greeness and immaturity is something you won't miss either. Coming from a warehouse shopping establishment, the expectation of a "value" bourbon should be entirely expected and the "Kirkland" 7 year old fills the bill nicely.