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Augusta Buckner's 13 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
April 10, 2021 (edited October 4, 2023)
Neat. Neck pour. The price on this is probably too high, but I tried a sample and was very impressed. I find it odd the best Barton products I have had are typically never under Barton labels.
On the nose, this single barrel comes across with lots of stereotypical Barton qualities. Banana nut bread is the main foundation but there is this really nice light layer. Getting a pear note, which is interesting. Leather and tobacco. Clove. Vanilla bean. Powdered sugar. Custard. Quite delicious.
Mouth feel is perfectly oily. Banana nut bread strikes immediately but it’s covered in a rich vanilla icing. Mid palate swings hard into the tobacco. Custard shows up mid palate too. Finish is a bit bitter. Leather comes on a bit too strong. Banana comes back on the finish as well.
Unfortunately for me, the sample I had came off stronger than the single barrel I purchased. This bitterness on the finish is a turn off that should not be present in a product this expensive. Hopefully it opens up but certainly not worth the money at this point.
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