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Bardstown Bourbon Co. Discovery Series #4
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed
February 6, 2021 (edited March 18, 2021)
Neat. Neck pour. So excited. Discovery 3 is amazing and people are saying this is better. Discovery 3 had MGP though and this is all Kentucky bourbon. It is really going to need to be lights out to beat Discovery 3 in my book.
The nose is pretty incredible on first impression. Very dark. Chocolate and coffee were the first two notes to hop in mind. Really rich caramel. A medley of fruits - apples, blue berries. It’s getting lighter the longer I sit with it. Lots of spices. Cinnamon, clove, brown sugar. It’s good but a bit muddied, like it doesn’t all fit together.
Nice, creamy mouthfeel. Very sweet, vanilla forward on the toward. Powdered sugar too. Transitions to this absolutely fabulous chocolate and caramel combo. Nougat. My god, this is a liquid Snickers now that I am getting a hint of peanuts. Oh my, it’s unrelenting on the finish too. There isn’t a varied journey with this one, the flavors that hit mid palate just never cease. The oak is really coming through now on the finish.
Liquid candy. I do miss the MGP, but this is a strong whiskey. I just did a quick comparison and Discovery 3 has the better nose, but Discovery 4 is just more delicious. They both make me happy dance and that is all that matters.
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