Yellowstone Hand Picked Collection Single Barrel Bourbon

I had a bottle of this over a year ago and didn’t care for it this was when I first got into bourbon. One the noise I get Carmel, brown sugar, cinnamon, some oak, and a touch of vanilla. On the front of the palate I get a sugary sweetness followed, lots of spice clove and cinnamon, followed by a good amount of barrel char. The oak and spice carry to the back of the palate, and there is a spicy finish that is very present, the finish is medium with a lot of spice and a little burn, overall I do like this offering more then a previous bottle I tried. Specifications are Single Barrel picked from Fine Wine & Good Spirits barrel# 7849746, ABV 57.5% 115 proof, barreled 11/20/2017.

Oct 21,2022

"Whittler's Bench Pick" Barrel No. 757157412 *NOSE: Pours into the Glencairn a great Rich Mahogany Color. The Nose yields notes of Dense Dry Brown Sugar, Molasses, Bit O' Honey, Dry Oak, Dried Peach, Baby Aspirin, and Leather. Dry Empty Glass is Fudge Brownie. *NEAT: Fairly Thick & Clingy. Fruit Forward. Orange, Lemon, Artificial Cherry (Almost Froot Loop Cereal), Dry Oak Tannins, Brown Sugar, Black Pepper, Cardamom, and Cinnamon. Medium to Longish Drying Finish with a Nice KYHug from the 115 Proof. Oak, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, and Bitter Fruit Coat and Linger on the palate. Very Complex! *SPLASH: Becomes a Little Sweeter with some Maple and Hazlenut. Just a tick more Tannins. Holds up to a Large Cube of Ice very nicely as well and makes a kick-ass Old Fashioned. *VERDICT: While Yellowstone blends Heaven Hill with their own distillate for their flagship bottling, the Single Barrels are sourced from Barton. The Barton Profile and I don't normally get along, but this barrel is, put simply, by far the best Barton I've had. A nice surprise and I'm kicking myself for not picking up a second.

4 Stores 3 Bungholes Store Pick Color: Medium mahogany Nose: Gingerbread cookie, baking spices, cinnamon, nutty, dusty rickhouse, vanilla Taste: Baking spices, apple pie, cinnamon crumble, vanilla, cola Finish: Oak, cinnamon, plum, med long finish Rock solid pour and if it had a touch more viscosity on the palate it would be an 8.5/10 Rating: 7.5/10 Value: 7/10

One of my first store pick experiences. Really enjoyed this! Will get more in the future

Clayton Wine House Angel's Share 2021 SB3 Barrel # 7493236 Barrelled 9-19-2016 115 Proof Nose has some honey, baking spices (cinnamon/ cloves), some definite oakiness and some slight rye-type wintergreen. Flavor is sweet honey with soft cinnamon and sugar. Some slight toastiness and oak. Finish is long, somewhat drying and gives a nice hug.