Smooth Ambler Contradiction

Smooth Ambler Contradiction is a non-chill filtered blend between two bourbons. 78% is the first bourbon which is nine years old consisting of a mashbill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley. 22% is of the second blend which is two years old and has a mashbill of 60% corn, 20% wheat, and 20% malted barley. Smooth Ambler Contradiction is bottled at 100 proof/50% ABV. Color: Auburn I found the tasting notes rather lacking is quantity but made up for it with the delightful notes it does have. On the nose are notes are French vanilla, toasted oak, butterscotch, and peanuts. The palate is rather nutty with notes of leather, red fruit, and honey. The finish is long with almost no finishing spice, oak, and leather.

Strong but complex. Surprisingly goes down rather smooth with a spicy taste. Good with ice.

Wasn’t overly impressed with Contradiction. Seemed pretty low key. Was expecting more from a blended whiskey to get some balance. Just like the expert review says...sweet. But nothing else comes thru I am interested in Old Scout as a follow up to this

Great bourbon. The gap types of bourbon where blended perfectly.

Fantastic!