Old Bardstown Estate Bourbon 101 Proof

Has some rye tendencies for a bourbon. Don't hate it - muted bite for 101 proof. Earthy, grainy, not a lot of flavors jumping out but it's easy to drink. I think the (other, non estate bottled) Old Bardstown may be better.

Drank this neat (as usual). On the nose Old Bardstown has some mint, honey, and maybe some cinnamon. Taste is cinnamon heavy (think red hot candy!), secondary layers of honey and orange zest, a little baking chocolate, with a medium to long finish, small but delightful burn on the very end. I'm impressed by this hard to find bourbon. It's got a lot of complexity but that's probably accurate for 2020! 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️ Drink this on a colder evening! May try and add a few drops of water later to see what happens (would think the secondary flavors would blossom: caramel or molasses may make an appearance), but all in all a solid overall buy. Not disappointed. 😊

Rather spicy. A good mixer.

Hot with small sweet flavor

I am rather fond of the rough boozy hit this gives your taste buds.

I love this. Especially for the price. A little on the boozie side, but solid.

No Ice, breathe for 5-10+ minutes, 101 proof. Nose: nutty spicy and rich initially. Orange or cherry after breathing for a few minutes. Smallest hint of sweet leather and sweet tobacco. Really like the nose, smells how the Orphan Barrell Rhetoric 24 year tastes! Palate: light spice. Less obvious flavors and more obvious EtOH. More of the tobacco than the fruit profile, but got sweeter with time. Hard to pick out exactly, and I don’t want to default to cherry apricot or raisin, but really enjoyed it!