Remus Repeal Reserve Series III (2019 Medley)

Big round rich flavor...almost creamy.

N: If you can cut through the alcohol, toffee P: Smooth, creamy caramel that walks up to a cinnamon F: Long and full of flavor. Mild spice. Great finish!

I should comment on the expert scores but lets just move on. Nose - at first I get some dill, perhaps from the 36% rye mash bill, but thankfully that's fading out. I'm getting cinnamon, heavy vanilla...more like icing on a cake, some fruity notes, hint of tobacco, and some fruity notes. Taste - I need to find a way to explain classic MGP. While I do think there's a touch of dill sour notes. I'm getting all kinds of older whisky notes, the tobacco, hint of leather, a lot of spice, but also younger notes with a bit more heat that you'd expect on a 50% bottle, a bit of youth in the oak, and some funky notes. I didn't love this when I first opened it, but I've gone full circle, this is darn good for the age and I'm pretty happy to have it. I'll let you decide on 85 bucks...that's a bit high for 10 and 11 year old bourbon imo, but we live in strange times with bourbon. 3.5 stars, and extremely high mark for me on a bourbon at this age, but they've really got something here. This is a much more complex bourbon than ECBP or EHT barrel proof, two highly spoken of bourbons. They do have their advantages beyond just barrel proof, but I think MGP really has something with these blends of bourbons and their disclosure.

Solid spicy bourbon

Tasted at a bourbon tasting event. Caramel and vanilla aroma with some oak. Vanilla and caramel with a touch of heat upfront. Oak and a touch of spice follows in the long finish.