Rebel 100 Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Not sure what’s going on here, but I haven’t bought a bottle in a while and picked up a 1.5L the other night. Overwhelming peanut butter note. I’m talking Beam level Peanut note. I don’t think they’ve been up and running long enough (but I’m terrible with dates and years), but perhaps some of their own distillate is coming of age and being blended in? Whatever it is, I get none of the cherry and cinnamon and big oak that I used to. Huge downgrade and no longer recommended as one of my favorite sub-$20 bottles.

Not great flavor but manageable. Little burn.

Good pour for the price, one of my go-to bottles.

Was quoted to be similar to Weeler SR but not as sweet and full bodied as WSR.

Nose: The nose on this bourbon for me was very light and for that reason was hard to pinpoint what I was getting due to the lack of robust scents. The deeper I got into my glass, I did pick up a touch of corn and caramel. Also a had a bit of a scent of summer hay hauling from what I would suspect was the wheat. Expected a lot more for a 100 proof bourbon. Nose was slightly disappointing. Palate: Viscous mouthfeel, which was a plus for me. I catch that corn again with a kiss of vanilla and oak. On the back end it gets slightly peppery. Finish: Finish was short to medium in length and the corn appears again along with the wheat. Gets a little peppery and oakey on the backside. While the nose and palate are slightly underwhelming, for me, the finish helped make this bourbon enjoyable for me. For the price I would gladly keep this Lux Row product in my cabinet at all times.