Troy & Sons Oak Reserve

Clean, crisp, apple, caramel

Not bad overall, but the younger notes are a bit distracting. Nose - some sap notes I associate with younger whiskeys, vanilla and lemon zest, a bit of oak spice Taste - sweet vanilla and caramel up front, a bit of medicinal notes, only a bit of oak spice comes though Finish - the medicinal and sappy flavors show up here, but fade away fairly quickly, leaves some tingle on the tip of your tongue

Tastes like cleaning solution. Faint sweetness. Their cuts are bad. I’m not sure if 5 years more of aging would help. Destined for cocktails maybe.

Very liquor forward. Medicine-y.

You can really taste and smell the corn. Has a slight burn going down but nothing that takes away from the flavor

DISCLAIMER: I was able to get a special bottling of this at the distillery. I talked with the head distiller for a while and he offered me an unfiltered, undiluted Oak Reserve straight from the barrel so my notes may be different from yours. Here goes The nose definitely has that sharp corn hint. Vanilla bean for sure. Mild cherry syrup. Grenadine almost. Now the palate has the corn upfront as expected. It's a little spicy. Black pepper, almost astringent as well. It's barrel proof (at least my bottle is) and unfiltered so lots of the charcoal flavor coming through but it's not particularly bad. I'm not a fan of barrel proof whiskey but this one isn't bad. It's mellowed in old Woodford Reserve barrels so there's hints of vanilla, and the char like before. I had some of the unaged shine that this comes from and it's honestly the best shine I've had. Low proof but good. The finish definitely an umami sort of savoriness. Almost like a char-grilled steak on the back end. Sweetness from the corn comes through afterward and the finish is nice and long and leaves my tongue tingling. This is an incredible whiskey, a sipper for sure, not something I can drink quickly either. Pick some up if you have a chance!