Woodinville Private Select Straight Bourbon

Carmel and chocolate

This is OHLQ (Ohio exclusive) Toasted Caramel bottle. Barrel 3275, 121.42 proof. Great aroma of caramel and vanilla. Solid mouthfeel. Pleasant burn upfront, with caramel notes breaking through and a nice oaky finish. Really enjoying this bottle.

Neat. Neck pour. Party Source store pick. First Woodinville experience. Been waiting for a cask strength store pick from a store I trust before diving in. Dense thick nose on this one. Leather, tobacco, and chocolate come to mind first. Lots of clove. Stewed pears in a caramel reduction. A deep bread note, almost a pumpernickel. Getting a slight hint of youngness that could also be coming from the high proof. This nose has good depth, impressed so far. Mouth feel is average. Super dark on the tongue. Leather and a hint of brown sugar. On the taste it blasts me with a nice vanilla but darkens up again quickly. The vanilla transitions to a darker bread then into caramel and then into chocolate. Tobacco comes back on the finish and lingers on the legs. Wow, Woodinville. You are now on my radar. This avoids so many craft stereotypes and really carves out its own taste profile. I wish I knew the age on this. I’ll have to ask. It’s interesting, it’s sweet but then mainly sticks in a dark flavor range, the legs hang out and are very pleasant company. These tobacco notes are really good too. If you are on the fence with this brand, I’d say take the leap!