Weller Antique 107 Bourbon

It's good. Definitely better than the Special Reserve. But nowhere close to the hype.

N: Smells like bourbon, cherries, barrel spice, shaving cream, ethanol, vanilla cream, stone fruit mixed with soap, touch of cola, and a noticeable wheat grain spice. P: Sweet cinnamon, vanilla, caramel, tons of barrel spice, touch of earth, some mineral notes, shaving soap, wheat bread, sweet nuts. F: Earthy, boozy, hot cinnamon, some cherry, chalk, caramel and vanilla, oak, cinnamon spice. Notes seem soft, but I truly enjoyed this bottle. It is my favorite of the Wellers I've tried. Has more flavor and complexity than the Special Reserve and even the 12 Year, more approachable than the Full Proof (although I've admittedly only had a store pick of that - maybe not representative), and the CYPB is a marketing project, not a serious bourbon. I'm not sure that this is better than those, per se, but it is the easiest of the bunch to enjoy, I think. If I had to pick one as a daily, this is it. _______________________ Please come join an unofficial Distiller community on Discord (now one whole year old!): https://discord.gg/4nfePCdyKM. We chat spirits (and other things) in real time while being a great resource to each other for recommendations, finding deals, and generally enjoying the journey together. (If the link is expired, please post a comment and I will gladly and usually quickly provide a new one. Lately, I have not been able to tag people who have asked for the link, so please check back when you can. Or, better still, look for a more recent review of mine which should have the most current link.)

A nice vanilla cinnamon taste. Nice and smooth. Love it

Opens on the palate with freah baked cinnamon sticks. Then it eases into a hint of sassafrass, with a shitload of minty goodness. By golly, then it finishes with a kick of strawberry fields forever. Yeehaw cowboy.