Smokeye Hill Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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