Legent Bourbon

Color: Golden brown, long streaky legs on the twirl - oily Nose: Up front I get the usual baking spices, pickle brine, and cherry notes I associate with Bourbon. This is followed by sweet candied apples and raisins, along with a healthy dose of maple sugar. A really soft and delicious nose. Palate: A watery mouthfeel with an initial burst of sweetness. Brown sugar and high fructose corn syrup, which transitions to a candied nutty note and hints of Vanilla Coke. Surprisingly hot. Finish: The initial sugar burst fades to an oaky finish. The heat of the bourbon leads to a sharper finish, surprisingly absent of any bourbon “cinnamon spice.” Overall: A pretty solid bourbon for the price. Not really a cherry bomb or a cinnamon apple pie, but something in between. The sweetness of the nose and palate are balanced by the oaky finish. For ~$35 you could do a lot worse than this very sippable bourbon. 8/3/20

Rich, dry, briny

Has a few distinct yet separate taste elements, like you’re having a flight of very different whiskeys. First you get a little heat, and the bourbon char. A few moments later you get the malt, bready notes of a highland single malt, then the edge of the sherry barrel. The finish is a bit spiky, like an orchestra mildly out of tune. Or is it Spiritualized? I can see this being a divisive dram as it was for me. Half the time I drank it I gave it a 3, the other half a 5. So I split the difference more or less. Very enjoyable and complex, especially for $30-35. I’d buy again. Update: couldn’t keep this at 4 stars with eagle rare at the same score. If I saw them both at the same price I’d buy the eagle rare every time.