Parker's Heritage Heavy Char Bourbon 10 Year

Neat. Neck pour. Okay, the color on this startlingly dark. May be the darkest bourbon I have seen next to one of the Orphan Barrels. Love the nose. So rich and thick. Like thick, as if the fragrance coming off it was like this thick fog. Has a density to it. So there is an oak presence but the char really shows itself as a burnt caramel. Getting a hint of banana, which may be my first on a Heaven Hill. Nice cherry cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Oh and graham crackers are covered in honey. A rich vanilla ice cream too. This thing is overloaded with deliciousness. Mouthfeel is silky smooth awesomeness. Wow this is great great stuff. Cinnamon and brown sugar with a hint of cherry up front. Transitions into the charred caramel mid palate and my god the cherry cheesecake and graham cracker crust comes through on the finish and lingers. And the legs just go and go. The flavors from mid palate to finish are so rich and deep and impactful. This makes my soul smile. Ah yeah, this is going in my favorite bourbons of the year blind flight. This is awesome. No more words for it.

The charred oak comes through on the nose along with sweetness from dark fruits. Chocolate and charcoal come along with a lot of the traditional bourbon flavors in a powerful combination.

Very tasty, and not very hot for 120 proof. Might be the fact that it’s only aged 10, but even with the heavy char it’s not overly oaky.

Neat. Nose is caramel and spice. Taste is sweet up front with spice and oak mid with a sweet vanilla spice finish.

Smooth, hits the full pallet and wonderfully delicious!