Traverse City Whiskey Co. XXX Straight Bourbon

Smooth caramel start, finishes with rye spice

Very smooth

Decent whiskey. A little spicy.

Had more going on on the nose than the palate, but the palate started catching up the longer I sat with it and over all ended up being quite nice. The northern cold weather seems to have more influence than the summer heat… had a depth of cherry and cola more so than oak tannin (which was minimal). The rye comes through as a light accent, surprising considering it was 25% of the mash bill.