Sweetens Cove Tennessee Blended Bourbon (21 Release)

Nose: initially spiritous, a little nail polish. After it sits in the glass that dissipates. Roasted walnuts, milk chocolate, strawberries, some brown sugar. But it’s BOOZY. Palate: citrus peel, some fresh red fruit, white pepper, menthol, a little oak astringency and slight charcoal. A little thin. Finish: the walnuts reappear, the white pepper transitions to cayenne, strawberry menthol, and lemon juice. Hot. The heat lingers and drinks even a little hotter than its proof of 113.7 would suggest. With water: nose is much improved amd I get dark fruits like prunes. Nice. Palte is calmed down and the heat geeatly controlled and vanilla carsmels come to the forefront. Finish has a lot less heat and oak makes an appearance. A little more balanced. This is massively improved with water, but while a solid, quality bourbon, its price is hard to justify.

For the price tag this bourbon is a disappointment. Nose: Chocolate strawberry with a hint of smoke. Taste: I continue to get chocolate covered strawberries, it enjoyable. Very little for the 112 proof, almost taste watered down. Finish: The finsih is a little weird. I feel as if I have some tyle of powder in my mouth. The bourbon stays with you but not in the savory way. Overall: if this was a under $100 bourbon, i would be raving about the flavor profile but at the $200 price point i expect amazing and this just not deliver.

Odd chalk flavor that coats the mouth

Very smooth, bit of heat, sweet, maybe floral.

Good nose. Rounded taste. Likely overpriced, but pretty darn good. Would pay a steep price for it to be my celebration bottle, but probably not $250. Free bottle from TDG.

Peyton Mannings name on it. Had to try it. Not worth the 200 bucks it cost but was enjoyable