Virginia Gentleman Bourbon

Nose - strong ethanol, corn sweetness, vanilla, light caramel barrel notes. Taste - sweet corn, honey, vanilla, strong young ethanol flavor, finishing thin and quick with dry alcohol notes. Slightly better than I expected, but still pretty rough. Maybe a mixer, but you can get much better whiskies than this for under $20 a bottle.

My first bourbon. Not the best, but not the worst. It is better than some much more expensive pours. Actually, at the price point, it is drinkable. Better as a mixer than it is neat.

Mini bottle from VA ABC poured neat into a Glencairn at home. Nose is ethanol, corn, and peanut shells. Hint of caramel and oak. Taste is harsh, plastic, and burnt. Pretty weak, bitter, thin, unpleasant. Nope. 6/8/19