Smoke Wagon Private Barrel Bourbon

39-8, 39% Rye mashbill - 60.03% abv, 6yrs 10mo Nose is hazelnut rum with a peppery vanilla, slight fatty mushroom tang, non-fruity sweetness that maybe has a slight apricot note, oat. Palette has a big honey-rum sweetness, the honey sticks out with a slight honey-suckle floral note, there is a deeper nutty-caramel behind it. Finish is great. The honey sweetness hangs and a nice Kentucky hug that kicks in. Relatively long finish T8ke: 8.3

Liquor City Uncorked pick, "Gallenstein Selection #1" Barrel No. 39-193 Warehouse WF5 Age - 7 years 57.83% abv; 115.66 proof Open 1 month Nose - Peanut brittle, toasted marshmallow, sweet cinnamon, baked apples, white peach, nutmeg, white pepper, medium oak, and medium ethanol. Palate - Honey roasted peanuts, caramel, milk chocolate, cinnamon bun, fresh cracked peppercorns, and sweet baking spices. Finish is medium-long with bitter oak tannins, dry cinnamon, peanut shells, cocoa powder, cherry, and medium ethanol. This is delicious. The only reason I'm knocking it half a point is the price and the finish. Everything up until the finish is 5 stars, which is slightly more bitter and dry than expected. Otherwise, this pick is a home run. I thought Smoke Wagon UCUF was one of the best available MGPs, and this certainly tops it. I know it is pricey, but if you see it under $90 I would pull the trigger.

BOTTLED FOR // Spec’s AGE // 7 yrs WAREHOUSE // WF6 BARREL # // 39-56 ALC/VOL % // 61.43% NEAT NOSE - Brown Sugar, Caramel, Maple, Oak, Cherry Sweetness PALATE - There is a bold explosion of flavors on the palate. The brown sugar and maple are the initial note and they are bold and unmistakable. The cherry sweetness comes through on the mid-palate with oak soaked in caramel on the finish. Complex and amazing. FINISH - Long BUY? - This is much better than the batched Uncut and Unfiltered that I currently have, but is reminiscent of the first and more favorable uncut and unfiltered batch that I tried at a restaurant. To me, that means there is either alot of variation between batches and the single barrels stand out better but I need to try more than this one to have a better opinion. Regardless, at around $80, I don’t think you could go wrong with this bottle. BUY AGAIN? - For sure. Hopefully, I keep coming across barrels as good as this one.

Warehouse WF6 Barrel 39-16 6 years 10 months 60.5%

6y10mo. WF6, barrel 39-8 or B. Nevada H&C 120.06 proof Nose: musty, oaky, citrus, marshmellow. Palette: whoa. Very flavorful. Candied almonds, marshmallow and vanilla, cherry syrup, baking spices, cherry mint if that makes sense on the back palette, slight rye spice on the finish but its quick, followed by more dark fruit and burnt sugar. Tannic long finish.