Old Forester Statesman

I am not a huge fan of product tie-ins, but this bourbon was released as part of the marketing blitz for the Kingsman sequel. Now, it just so happens that the original movie is pretty good, mostly thanks to another star turn from Colin Firth. Although I haven't seen the sequel and abhor these sorts of cash grabs, there's been some positive buzz about this bourbon, so we took a chance on it. By this point in the night -- keep in mind this is New Year's Eve -- I wasn't exactly writing down the most detailed or poetic tasting notes I could conjure. Perhaps I'll just deliver my assessment unfiltered for once, to give a sense of how odd my scribbled notes on the phone can be: "Pleasant also rye forward more grain and cola." From what I can remember, that sounds about right.