Little Book Chapter 3: The Road Home

Dried apricots, vanilla, burnt brown sugar, slight charred oak

Nose: Maple sugar, cinnamon, sweet oak, brown sugar. Palate: Giant cinnamon, baking spice, and that sweet oak push in. That maple note lingers along with eucalyptus or menthol just barely there. Finish is long and smooth with a slight Kentucky hug. This where cherry cobbler with crunchy caramelized sugars and cinnamon shine. I could nose this whiskey all night. It is a deep and long sipper. While it is pricey it worth all of the pennies.

Holy crap, this will grow some hair on your chest! It’s potent. First, let’s get to the blend: - 9 year Basil Hayden - 9 year Knob Creek - 11 yr Booker’s - 12 yr Baker’s All of these are great middle age, sweet spot bourbons. And by the potency, I’m going to assume cask strength. I have a gut feeling that this blend is probably greater than the individual parts—-but hell, was simply too oak driven and high strength for me personally. The nose is amazing: smoky oak and caramel. But the taste—that’s where I got lost—-too oaky and wood driven for me. I had it neat—-but next time, I’ll try with a honking cube of ice...that’ll tame it down a bit