Southwell 12 Year Straight Bourbon

Very cherry nose, smooth swallow

Just so so

To be fair, I just finished two ounces of top quality bourbon before tasting Southwell 12.... trying to find something positive to say. In fine print on the label it reads “Limited Production”. Now that was a good idea! It tastes somewhat watered down at 86 proof. I’m just done. Maybe a mixer. 12 years wasted.

Gotta say.....I wasn’t expecting this to be so good. Smells of caramel and vanilla. Very smooth especially at the finish. There is just a bit of oak flavor but mostly sweet. The finish is easy, sweet and very little burn. Gotta give this one a try....if you can find it.

Bold flavor for a low proof bourbon!

Lots of vanilla!!!