MunsuLight
Reviewed
April 14, 2021 (edited August 17, 2022)
Note that this is coming from a neck pour and we all know those are a little bit rougher on the edges (lack of oxydation) . Will update the rating in about 1 month.
Nose : First quick nosing , I smell the a lot of cinnamon and vanilla, with quite a bit of toasted oak (and some ethanol). On the second one, I feel a little bit of maple (faint), brown sugar and the typical Beam peanut brittle. Adding water, I smell a little bit of fruits (apple ? )
Palate : Oh boy this one hurts a little bit since it is my first 60ers in quite a long time (not alcohol burn). Once it settle down, I feel quite a lot of spice (pepper like) and oak at first (overwhelming), followed by some faint corn sweetness. Adding water really made it smoother. The spice is now mostly gone but it add to the oak and add to the sweetness, vanilla side of it
Finish : A quite long finish that "hugs" you with a lot of Oak , cinnamon and faint sweet notes
I was really hyped to taste this has it normally get a lot of praise, but I was dissapointed. It didnt felt really as balanced as I thought it would or complex enough. It felt over-oak-y, ultra spicy, without the amount of sweetness/vanilla to counterbalance it properly. The burn wasnt as strong as expected.
I really hope it will get better with time but at the moment I wouldnt recommend it for the price and would probably recommend the 9 years (Non single barrel version) since it like like 20$ less where I live. Adding water makes it more enjoyable, but makes it typical not unique bourbon
60.0
CAD
per
Bottle