Palm Ridge Reserve

VERY SMOOTH!!! Gave a blind taste test included Crown Royal Jack Daniels and a few others and Palm Ridge Reserve won the taste test

Got a shot of it drom Arthur - he bought a barrel

(Note, that because this is a small reserve, and micro batches, flavor may vary by year, check the date of any review you read! :) Heavily orange and vanilla notes, with some dark chocolate and sometimes minty notes thrown in. (Sometimes tasting like a chocolate orange) Almost as strong as a flavored whiskey, in a good way. (Not extremely sweet) Tons of flavor for a 1 year, likely due to the orange and oak wood chips thrown into what I believe are already smaller barrels. (Smaller barrel = less time needed to age) If you're in Florida, find a bottle and keep yourself stocked! Have one to give to a friend! An amazing whiskey, especially for this price, but also rarer and likely only available in Florida. If you aren't a fan of orange notes, or vanilla notes (I wasn't huge on orange originally, but like it more now) you should at least try it once! Another interesting thing about this bottle: it tasted great when first opened, and still tastes the same after well past the shoulder. (Many whiskeys change some there)

Not great, not terrible. Pretty middle of the road bourbon, may not be worth the price

Very young on the nose, somewhat unpleasant. Taste isn't bad but definitely needs more time in the barrel.

Caramel nose that is almost syrupy. Same on the taste along with oak. A little spice, maybe cinnamon. Strong alcohol harshness for 90 proof. Oily mouthfeel, but somehow also dry oaky finish. Lingers with a little mint. Like you recently finished off a peppermint candy. Biggest knock is the harshness, but good level and mix of flavors. Bottle was bought in 2014.