Stagg Jr Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch 12

Rich. Brown sugar. Sweet. Coats your mouth. Long finish, like very long. Mild heat for proof

Nose: Cherry Cola and Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds. Vanilla Extract pops as if you were pouring fresh Cream into Sugar as it Toasts in the pot for Caramel Palate: Thin Chocolate covering strong Maraschino Cherries rolled in a Caramelized Creamy Mouth Coating of Sweet Butter. Oak Spice warms from the THICK, Hot Oily mouthfeel. Finish: Oak Spice lingers and reveals a Cherry Pipe Tobacco dryness. Mild Clove I can't say I've tasted more drams than the next guy has, but ffs Baby Stagg (Batch#12) is a miracle bottle. I'm halfway through this bottle and it makes me sad to think it will be gone some day. (SUGGESTION): Acclimate your palate well, then add 2 drops water to a dram. Letting it sit and open is what suddenly allowed this whiskey to coat my palate in the strongest mouthcoat of hot butter and zero burn. Totally insane.

Doing a side by side comparison of this and batch 13. This one has a much sweeter nose and a little more fruit on the palate but packs a little bit more of a punch. Letting this one open up for 5 or 10 minutes really did it wonders but I think I give the edge to batch 13.

Heat on the nose, cinnamon and fruit on pallet, strong lingering dry heat on back that lasts almost a minute