Point Rider

I think this is Benchmark with a private store label - the bottle looks identical. Which is OK because Krogers in my area doesn’t stock Benchmark. I can’t taste any difference, which is to say it’s a passable bottom-tier bourbon. I keep a bottle of cheap stuff like this in a decanter for when my drunkard brother in law stops by. He isn’t picky and will drink anything.

Apples, roasted peanuts, sweet corn. For the price, its not bad at all. And I bet on a blind I would get a lot of favorable comments.

Tried it neat and let it breathe for 10 minutes...very harsh, e.g. not smooth. Some hints of oak and vanilla, perhaps. I'm going to try putting it in the freezer, but right now I am trying to find something to mix with it. Will not buy again.