Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Bottled in Bond Bourbon (Spring 2016 Vintage)

First open (5/1/22) Nose: cinnamon, clove, citrus, mild oak Taste: grapefruit forward, orange zest Finish: medium - caramel, dry oak

Never have I experienced such a tight whiskey. Nothing on the nose but I could smell the baked beans and smoked pork at dinner. The taste is nondiscript as well but I can tell it's whiskey

NOSE Caramel, oak, roasted nuts, candied citrus, old leather and Twizzlers with a slight bit of dried fruit. Warm, approachable, pleasant, I’m enjoying this so far. PALATE Caramel, oak, vanilla, baking spice, black tea and some cereal sweetness with a touch of copper chalky cocoa and leather. Sweet and earthy, but unfortunately, heavily, dry and tannic. FINISH Medium-long -> Caramel, oak and cereal sweetness

Nose: cinnamon red hot candies, Vanilla and some ethanol Palate: barrel spice, brown sugar, pepper and something earthy like pine or woody. Finish: it doesn’t linger. No big hug here. Peppery piney spice on the back of the palate. Overall: it’s really solid pour. Placing this next to their expression “lost monarch” and it falls a bit short. But it’s solid. I’d recommend picking one up.