Legent Bourbon

Easy drinker with a longer finish than one would expect. Thoroughly enjoyed this whiskey because it’s a Beam collaboration. Love beam whiskeys.

Raisin, almonds, spice, caramel, butterscotch

The nose starts with a mix of sour cherries, diced strawberries and moderate oak spice then black licorice, dark chocolate and roasted peanuts followed by sautéed apples and orange zest that transition to spearmint, cloves and mild oak spice with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with creamy orchard fruit and sour red berries before quickly veering toward a high tannic oak spice that never fades with medium ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with sour red berries, salted peanut shells and high tannic oak spice. The nose started promising with a mix of red berries combined with traditional bourbon notes and the taste started nice and fruity but a high tannic spice comes in and ruins the show that never fades until the finish that allows some light red berries and peanut shells but maintains that overpowering tannic spice. At the price tag of $50, this is an easy pass as there are far better options of Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Wild Turkey 101 or even just $10 more for a Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel. A huge thank you to @ContemplativeFox for the generous sample of this one to try.