Noble Oak Double Oak Bourbon

I quite like this one. Theres a bit more burn than you'd expect from a 90 proof. It can come off a bit much at first, but theres some good flavors going on. Dark cherry, spice and dark caramel on the nose. Good but nothing incredible really. Again, quite a bit of burn there. But the flavors really grew on me. It became more apparent of a raspberry jam note on the palate over time. Theres some nice dark fruit notes there which the spice does well with. Oak is pretty heavy but not to an extreme level. The oak goes really well with the flavors along side it. Theres a some butterscotch, slight coffee note. It finishes heavily on vanilla which lingers along with the spice. That vanilla is a nice finishing touch after the dark fruit. I could see this being a love or hate kind of bourbon. For me the oak and dark fruit notes work really well together along with the spice.

The nose is mostly wheaty and woody with a hint of fruit and caramel notes. The palette is warm, oily, and spicy, with a bit of the sweetness from the caramel lingering. The finish is surprisingly smooth, with the fire from the spiciness of the palette staying in the mouth rather than following down the throat. There is a slight medicinal taste to the finish, and the wheat and woody notes from the nose reappear.

Vanilla and some char on the nose. The tasting notes include baking spices like cinnamon, but bring a little more heat in the spiceness that hits rhe mouth initially. It is then mellowed by the oakiness and brightens in the finish.