Charter 101
Bourbon
Buffalo Trace // Kentucky, USA
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Cost
This is one of the economy brands under the Buffalo Trace umbrella. Sometimes known simply as "Charter" bourbon.
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age
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abv50.5
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BourbonProduced anywhere in USA; Mash bill of at least 51% corn; aged in new, charred oak barrels.
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Cask Typenew charred oak
Tasting Notes
"Every watch an old western movie where the cowboy at the bar takes a swig of whiskey and then tenses up his face? This is the sort of thing he's drinking. It's big, hot and harsh. Super sweet, then slides into wood varnish territory before going oddly minty and vanishing with a long burn. Ice cools the heat, but doesn't do much for the flavor. It's probably a great thing to drink when sick, though. Probably not too bad to bake with either for things like pecan pies."
Reviewed by
Amanda Schuster