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1792 Small Batch Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
February 18, 2021 (edited June 2, 2021)
When you want Sazarec, but Buffalo Trace is nowhere to be found and the higher-end offerings might as well just be doubling in cost every six months, you've always got Barton 1792.
I had the Full Proof way back at the beginning of my whiskey career, and don't have much of opinion based on my memory so I'm getting a fresh take on the guys with this one.
Nose: Brown sugar and cocoa are the most prominent notes. There's also some apple, apple cider, and orange peel. Carrot cake and caramel. Tobacco smoke and mahogany. Lots of spice: oak, cinnamon, black pepper, clove, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and rye (also rye bread). Strong start.
Palate: Caramel and vanilla. Rye bread. There's also some apple and maple. There's light cinnamon, nutmeg, and oak. It's definitely the weakest part of the dram for me. A little simple, but also dangerously drinkable.
Finish: Cocoa, caramel, and vanilla. Nutmeg and rye spice. Heaps of oak and tobacco. Cinnamon and clove. It's a long finish, which is impressive at 46.85%. It's slightly hot, but I don't mind that one bit.
Surprisingly, this is one of the better entry-level bourbons on the market. Price is absolutely a factor in my rating. At $30, this is a fine value. The palate was the only drawback. It was very standard. The nose and finish are powerful. They definitely stand out amongst the crop of daily-drinker bourbons.
3.75 for this one. Like I said before, price is a factor here. I only bumped it up it a quarter of a star though. The whiskey is respectable tasted on its own merits. I may be in the minority here, but this is definitely a dark horse in the entry-level bourbon category. If you're looking to diversify your lineup, this makes for a solid addition.
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As "small batches" go, outside of Four Roses, this is about as good as any. Of course small batch means next to nothing. When Sazarec was pushing this harder the deals on it could be fairly noticable, down to 21$ in my area for a while.
@CKarmios thanks! And yes, I know some people don’t factor it into their scores, but I’ll always adjust for a good value. Same with a bad one. It’s hard not to when the same whiskies I was drinking a few years ago are up 25% of the cost and often declining in quality
Good notes - in this day and age, I'd say price should always be a factor