Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon (Discontinued)

Big soft spot for this little guy. I hope it’s good enough to merit bottom shelf value. Yeasty nose. I get fresh baked bread and sugar. Simple. Body is oilier than I typically like. There’s leather, salt, and cedar there. Finish is mild and delivers on that fresh bread flavor. A bit of dust too. It was a bit of a let down. Not as glorious as I remember it being, yet also totally sufficient.

Nose: saw dust, corn Palate: light, sweet, banana taffy Finish: short to medium length, candy sweetness, mild spice Mild and easy to drink. There is nothing objectionable about it, but there is nothing really noteworthy either. It doesn’t have an age statement, and from the lack of complexity and barrel influence I suspect it’s very young.

Pours light and smells honey sweet. The initial taste matched the nose, but it degrades quickly to an alcohol burn that belies the low proof. Finished with an odd, though not totally unpleasant aftertaste. This one would be better in a mixed drink, but I prefer my bourbon neat.

Very flat taste and aroma. Definitely not a neat pour.