Smokeye Hill Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Dense dusty corn nose. Viscous, good heat. Barrel spice, burnt caramel. Long finish.

Nose is deep and rich caramel with hints of molasses, nutty dark chocolate, slight coffee. Early corn / soil note on it too - almost comes out as a granola Palette is as rich as the nose. All this dark flavors from the nose, but with much more of a molasses sweetness. Moving into the finish there is a slight smokiness that rolls into kind of a woody off flavor on the finish…pretty minute though, just slightly over oaked. A nice heat comes in on the finish that rolls into a dark caramel finish that hangs. Very good overall, but I don’t thin up to the hype. T8ke: 7.4

Incredible bottle. After hearing word of how good it was i found a bottle and its not just hype. I immediately went looking for a backup. A little sweet but complex flavors with maple and vanilla maybe some strawberry. Its hard to pin down but very good.

The hype is real!! Havent had George T Stagg, but i have had Stagg Jr at 130 proof. This burbon isn't as sweet, but it is very similar. Sweet, oatn strawberry, creamy, and tad nutty. At 130 proof i can not overstate how easy of a sipper this is!

This is very good! It allegedly beat George T. Stagg in a blind tasting at the ASCOT awards this year. Luckily i have both and did a head to head. Not even close, this has a youthfullness on the back end that can’t be ignored. Its rich and sweet upfront with a kiss of corn and vanilla. Its worth the price tag.

Nose: grainy, smoky, marshmellow Palette: grainy, then maple syrup, prune, honey, blue corn is noticeable but not over powering. Dry finish. Kentucky chew opens up butter, more honey, slight cinnamon, tannins in the finish. Long