Very Old Barton 100 Proof Bourbon

Great bourbon for $$

Nose is complex with Banana chips, oak and finishes with big league chew bubblegum. Occasionally I get some artificial grape almost like grape popsicle. Flavor is corn syrup, banana milkshake, white granulated sugar and then some soft oak. If you look hard enough there is a little rye spice that comes across as a little black pepper but it's very much in the background. Finish is very short and pleasant but it's weak in strength and tends to have me use this as a mixer instead of a sipper. It makes good sours and old fashioned style cocktails because it has some fruit elements and some oak.

This is slept on. Wake up, sheeple. Nose: apple, oak, youth-y corn. Palate: pleasing rye spice and slight fruit sweetness. Finish: not too short, but not really a “medium” either. For anything less than a $18 price tag, it’s a “buy all day” situation.

Nose: oddly enough, mint to start before moving to heavy brown sugar and then candy/licorice. Transitions to herbal notes. Interesting profile Palate: sugary saccharine smoothness on the palate, not a lot of complexity here Finish: an ever so slight Kentucky hug ends the experience with the sweetness carrying thru the medium-length finish For the price, can’t go wrong with this one. Will be looking for another bottle.