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%