W.B. Saffell Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Smells like corn, chatted oak, and s hint of ash. Flavor is rich with corn being the highlight. Mellow with toasted notes.

Ok this has a really epic nose; peanut shell, cinnamon sugar, caramel chew candy, red apple, orange peel, barrel char, rickhouse must, and soft oak. There’s a lot here and it’s complex, robust, and totally devoid of ethanol. Palate is Wild Turkey 101 on steroids. Rich caramel flan, vanilla bean, Spanish peanut, creme brûlée (both the custard and the burnt sugar), candied pear, and cinnamon stick. If some of those descriptions are oddly specific it’s because the elements are that pronounced. Flavors are bold and in your face, and I’m about it. Finish offers a slow morph into cinnamon gummy bear, nutmeg, allspice, charcoal, and sweet oak, and goes on what seems like forever. Mouthfeel is super chewy and is a perfect fit. In the running for one of the best Wild Turkey products I have ever had, and an ass kicker of a bourbon. So it’s a 5, right? Not so fast. Not sure what the MSRP is, but I paid $84 for this 375ml bottle. Even if I overpaid by a decent margin, this would still be overpriced. Man, why couldn’t this be in a regular 750ml with say a $60 price tag? Hmmm? A great whiskey but a shitty value. Gets a 4.0 even though I’m almost certainly not going to be rebuying it.

This definitely has the Turkey profile on the nose. Really not picking up anything particularly special on this pour…nothing bad just nothing special. Light vanilla and caramel. The taste was actually quite proofy and overpowered the notes on the taste. I typically pick up lots of peanut on the nose and taste from Saffel, but this pour isn’t really coming off near as pleasant. Just not picking up much on the taste outside of what you’d expect from a run of the mill bourbon. Finish is pretty nice and on the long side. Best part of the pour. Disappointing pour this time.