Stagg Jr Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch 1

Candy corn sweet nose with a little spice and a faint ethanol burn. Very sweet palate with notes of corn and vanilla along with baking spices. Long, pleasant, buttery finish.

Managed to get a bottle of Weller 12 in an allocated whiskey sale for 50$, which I then traded for the Stagg Jr., batch 15. I probably could’ve gotten a little more in a trade, based on secondary values, but I wasn’t trying to be greedy and was thrilled to get a bottle of Stagg for 50$. First time to try Stagg of any batch. Wish I didn’t like this as much as I do. Wish I could say I prefer JDSBBP or OF1920 since I can find them easily. ECBP is at least a worthy competitor, and I would rate RR13 a hair higher than this, but this is really good. It’s got all the good stuff of caramel/brown sugar, vanilla, oak, and finishes with stewed cherries. There’s a little heat, but very restrained for 65%+ ABV. Sometimes I’m afraid a Buffalo Trace product lives up to the hype.