Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 17 Year (Spring 2022)

(Short Note) - A truly sublime pour...the nose is glorious, but pales in comparison to the taste, which is fruity and sweet, but balanced with an amazing level of barrel complexity for something at this age. This bottle is not on my shelf, but on a friend's about a half mile away, and I feel compelled to offer my services to house sit for their next vacation. Top ten, likely top five, and possibly top 2 or 3 whiskey I've ever sipped. I'll give it a 5...there's only so many that can be better!

Worth every penny.

Soft mouth feel on the front, vanilla, spice, finishes with some fruit. Better than the 14 year.

Unusual bourbon. Almost spicy from oak.

Perfect

Nose is rich. Heavy fruit notes like fig and apple, graham cracker. Caramel. Palette: slight sweet with caramel, vanilla, some citrus notes, viscous body that is so well balanced with fruit and oak. The sweet flavors linger long, with more oak. Candied fruit is the best I can do to explain the finish. Excellent.

This was a damn near perfect bourbon