Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Finish Bourbon (2018 Release)

I love this bourbon. Dangerously easy to drink.

Incredibly smooth and has a great transition from nose to palate to finish. Nose gives off a nice toasty oak with sweet caramel and vanilla. It’s very light in the mouth with a great balance of the sweet and toasty oak. The finish gives just enough spice to give a warm linger without losing its smoothness. This is a great pour. 8.9/10

This has become a top 5 bourbon in my collection. The familiar vanilla and caramel of most bourbons, with oak, leather and a little spice, nutmeg, black pepper near the end. I wish the finish was longer and the price is on the high side.

Nice and smooth with notes of vanilla, peach, caramel, cherry, and corn.

banana walnut bread and leather nose. there's a cookie taste with a body that evokes maple syrup.

Sage Lounge Las Vegas Bottle 152 of 463 Batch No: 18I1370

Oak on the nose with baking spices. Smooth with a nice mixture of sweet up front and then spices. It’s good but I’m not sure I understand the secondary price hype over it

I really wanted to like this more especially given how much I've enjoyed other Michter's products and how much I spent on the bottle. Nose: Heavy oak and not a whole lot else. A little vanilla and baking spices in the background. Flavor: Again, heavy wood. Also toasted coconut, toasted marshmallow, and baking spices. I kept feeling like I was just starting to taste the signature sweetness from the Michter's bourbon but the heavy wood felt like it was masking it. More alcohol bite than I'm used to from Michter's, probably due to the high bottling proof. The mouth feel was very drying kind of like a very oaky chardonnay. Not something I'm used to from a bourbon. Finish: I liked this the most. Toasted coconut and dark chocolate but it was too fast of a finish. Over all kind of disappointing. I've read that the 2016 release was better. I actually waited four weeks after my initial taste of this to see if I liked it better but not much had changed.