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Henry McKenna 10 Year Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 26, 2021 (edited December 24, 2021)
I found one of these a couple of months ago, barrel 7927 bottled 1-20-20 for $36. Used to buy it all the time for less than $175 a case and all bottles were from different barrels. Now, it's usually $45-50 and only one or two on the shelf with a single bottle limit.
Elmer T Lee used to be my go to bourbon at $25 and the he died. Price went to $75 seemingly overnight. So I had to find a new one. McKenna was where I went again for $25. Then they got the bourbon of the year award so availability went to squat. Both are solid bourbons an offer everything a pure bourbon drinker wanted but $25 was part of the attraction. At current mostly secondary market pricing, there are better offerings.
So how is it? Nice sweet corn background with loads of caramel on the nose. It's hotter on the nose than I would expect for 10 year old 100 proof but not off-putting. I like it on ice so it can mellow and evolve.
The palate moves to the vanilla and maple with a touch of baking spices in the background. The finish is nicely dry with a touch of caramel. What's not to like?
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Spot on. I felt this was Heaven Hill’s version of Russell Reserve 10 year. Pull some of their best well aged barrels from their core line and sell it for $36. I keep waiting for RR10 to win an award and disappear.
This is a white whale now and Im sure cannot live up to the hype