Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Price point and Bourbon group recommendations influenced this purchase. Not bad at all but will not hold up to some of the pricier bourbons when sampled sure by side.

First taste had a sort of musty note. After it was opened for a couple days it went away and I'm left with brown sugar and a hint of cinnamon. Good barrel presence. Barrel spice stays for the finish with some sweetness.

A rich caramel orange-brown color. If you take it for a walk around the edges or the glass, it leaves a lacing of sticky drops around the upper third. The first sniff is deep finished wood, like a paint thinner or lacquer. The barrel spice is dominant. Gasoline/fusel and broccoli-like sulphurics. If you pull back an inch, you'll find peanut dust. There is a yeast-heavy, sourdough-like component that I guess comes from the wheat. Then you drop a little water in there, I get a little rubber, like a pencil eraser. The dry yeast stuff (wheat?) takes over when the gasoline heat is diluted. The taste is nutty first: almond, walnut. Brown sugar and some earthy, leafy business. The sweetness comes right after, like a soaked cherry. The barrel tannins leave a bitter little pucker. When you add water, sawdust and pencil shavings emerge. When you drop an ice cube into it -- which frankly I would recommend -- you get a kaleidoscope of cherry, orange peel, potpourri, lemongrass, coriander, etc The finish is oaky, with a sherry-forward sweetness. An ashy finish at the tail end, like a post-cigarette smolder. Tanned leather. There is an oily texture that manifests in the finish, like baby oil. For $30 this is a very solid bourbon, although I'm not sure I'm entirely on the wheat train yet. I definitely think this benefits from some dilution, specifically a large ice cube, which brings the proof down to a manageable level and let's the flavors bloom.

Meh. To me it was sweet in a weird way, and did finish hot, at least hotter than I liked.

Good neat or with an ice cube. Notes of maple syrup and cinnamon that disappear pretty quickly. Very good bottle at $27.

Light/medium color. Nose has hints of orange. Taste is good neat, I let it rest 5 minutes and enjoyed it. But it mellows VERY well when you add one ice cube and I enjoyed it even more at that point. Well worth the purchase.