Legent Bourbon

The Nose offers waves of plump fruit and jam, with red wine notes shining through as well. The Palate immediately hits with sweet bourbon notes of toffee and molasses. This transitions at the tail end into the flavors prevalent in the Finish. The Finish is lengthy and further brings forward leather, mint, and tanins that were highlighted at the tail end of the Palate. The best part of this glass, is the Palate and how it overall transitions from Nose to initial Palate (Sweet to Sweet front) and tail Palate with the Finish (Bitter end to Bitter). The overall Nose and Finish however doea not offer much complexity from average Bourbons.

Full-bodied with a long finish. Has a ‘bite’ at the end, but not a harsh one. Great for old fashioneds. Can easily add water to dilute the alcohol, as this is a higher proof.

when the head review of this says butterscotch, it means its main ingredient, brown sugar. also, crème brûlée has that hardened brown sugar crust, so i can see why they wrote that - not only due to the brown sugar, but there’s a pudding/custard component to the nose. i can’t however (maybe due to my particular bottle—but doubtedly) see any grapes on the nose, or any fruit or jamminess as the expert notes allude to. so it’s not what i expected of this bottle. the bit of wine & sherry influence imparts characteristics that bestow a different role here, comparatively. also, sure, this “bourbon” is a *bit sweet, but only compared to bourbons/whiskeys that aren’t. in the sweet-whiskey sphere, it’s maybe not what you’re expecting, esp given its casks. it is blended nicely. however it took getting down half the bottle to appreciate this whiskey. i used a gift card for this one & had gone in prepared to buy a four roses SiB BO/EO/EV, so that likely skewed my take on this one initially. i expected more influence from the wine. i expected more elements, but came to like this one for what it is. what it isn’t, is a super wine influenced whiskey (which i like), or a sherry bomb - not in the least. it’s kind of a brown sugar bomb…but not in a bad way. complex baking spices are there along w/ a little vanilla. when drinking, the spice sticks to the throat a bit, & not in a bad way at all. it isn’t very spicy-spicy, y’kno? has a nice touch of it, just not like a rye spice. on the finish, you get slight woodiness (no smoke) & some oak. you could prob trick someone into thinking this is a malty whiskey. but it is it’s own thing, & i’ve come to like it. i feel like ppl write this bottle off before giving it a chance. it has it’s place in your cabinet/tasting collection/shelf, for sure. pour this brown juice for bourbon loving friends & don’t tell ‘em it’s a finished whiskey.