Rebel Yell 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon

Barrel No. 5651852 Barrel Filled 09-30-2009 Open 11 months Nose - Toasted marshmallow, peanut shells, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, barn hay, cardamon, vanilla, lemon peel, cheap cigar smoke, and light ethanol. Palate - Maraschino cherry, caramel, toast, dry oak, clove, cinnamon, wet leaves, old peanuts, bitter cocoa, and black pepper. Finish is medium with drier oak tannins, anise, clove, musty vegetation, rotten wood, campfire ash, bitter dark chocolate, and light ethanol burn. I only bought this because it is sought-after and I thought I might be able to trade it locally. I've never been a fan of Heaven Hill wheated bourbons, so I was hoping to get rid of this but nothing truly enticed me. In retrospect, I would've gladly taken the 1792 FP pick or ECBP, both are way more enjoyable. To me this is just bad, the palate has too many musty wood and vegetal flavors that drown out any spices, fruit, or peanut notes. Considering you can get cask strength or nearly cask strength Rebel picks for much less money, I wouldn't touch this for $80. I don't think the 10 years is kind to this bourbon, I like it better at younger age statements. Hopefully my friend will take my half bottle off my hands.

Smooth. Excellent.

For ages i have been trying to taste this very interesting bourbon, that has a "Rock" name, and that is something great in my books, since i consider myself a Rock Warrior. Rebel Yell 10yo Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon, is considered an overly aged american whiskey, since most bourbons never get to be 10 years old. Also, is important to define what a "Wheated Bourbon" is; which is actually a term for a Bourbon that has a mashbill that uses wheat instead of rye for a "non-classical" flavor. This type of whiskies are not super rare, but it is not the standard for most bourbons, where the mashbill is usually composed from 70% corn whiskey (legally they only need 51%, but 70% is often used), 20% rye and 10% Barley. This is a single cask release, the number of the cask was handwritten in a very poor way, that is why i can't decipher the exact number, but is a long 7 digit one. 50%abv. On the nose, starts with some sweet cherry jam, acid prunes and raw rice. Strong alcohol note on the nose. On the palate, incredibly nice cherry syrup; Hershey's strawberry syrup. So sweet and jammy. Cotton candy. Aftertaste is not overly complex; Raw rice, prunes and a pepper bomb. Overall, this was incredibly sweet, way too simple but fun enough to be enjoyed every now and then. Not very impressive; the wheated part of this gave me the rice notes, which i found interesting. My score for this one is 80/100.

Nose of orange and lemon peel, hint of leather and faint tobacco. Palate of vanilla, some butterscotch and mid palate that has a fruity sweetness that faded to a bit of barrel bitterness Finish of barrel and baking spices, medium length This is a nice pour fairly well balanced

Tried neat. 2019 release. On the nares I get notes of candied fruits, oak, &vanilla. On the palate it’s kinda bland with a finish of red hots With a hot Kentucky hug finish