Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon

Cinnamon spice, vanilla, oak, and cherry. An excellent bourbon with a nice bite coming in thanks to the proof.

So an A batch from 2021 where we have no idea where A's come from. Nose - Light oak sour not well balanced with richness. It's a boring nose. Spices are up front with light sweetness. It's almost a cleaner type thing, there's a nose but it's clean and simple. So overall you get this rye spice and light oak bitter with clean sugars and malts with not real overt notes. It's classic bourbon that feels a bit higher in rye. That's about all I can say. Taste - The taste is heavy cream, black tea spice, oak tannins a the end. Then you get rich vanilla and and some baked pie. I like it, but it's under whelming. It's also crazy clean and simple while having some rich feel from the ABV. I'm at a 2.25 for this, it's above average whisk but not special.

ok Rick house F about 8.5 years. 2021 release for ohio. Figured I'd come back to this after giving a horrible score to the last one. Nose - Chewy oak and vanilla and honestly just yummy nugget bourbon. Tastes - oak and more oak and lovely oak. Sweet spicy and tangy oak and vanilla and chocolate...It's great. I know I should give more here but it's just a creamy yummy oak forward savory bourbon. It's just middle of the road bourbon comments done wonderfully. Hell...3.0? 3.25? I'm going 3.0 and putting it at ECBP levels.

I'll be darned if the scotch tariff is going to turn me into a bourbon drinker (albeit 3 months after the tariff ended). ECBP hides the proof a little better, but this seems more complex. I get something a little different with each taste, fruit with cherry and orange, vanilla, toffee, cinnamon, nutty with peanut and almond in the mix. Nice warming finish. At 20$ less than ECBP here, a better value too.