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Boone County 8 Year Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon
Bourbon — Indiana, USA
Reviewed
June 19, 2021
Neat. Opened two weeks, already a fourth gone. I love the 6 Year single barrels of this MGP Wheated Bourbon (51% Corn, 45% Wheat, 4% Malted Barley). I haven’t sat down and officially broken this 8 year apart but it’s unbelievably better with the extra age. I have been crushing this bottle and need to buy more at the distillery this summer.
On the nose, it is very soft and fluffy. Initially reminds me of a Cool Whip. Then the oak comes in. It’s a dark chocolate. Come fresh cracked pepper. There is this distinct layer of fruit, apple and raspberries. Getting a glazed donut as well. Very very nice.
The taste is where it shines. Creamy mouthfeel comes with a lot of flavors immediately. Honey, butterscotch, graham cracker. The honey really takes off mid palate and slams right into the chocolate. There is a nice nougat on the finish. Then the honey and chocolate come back again.
That honey is what I love so much. Honey paired with that nice age is just a fantastic combination. The 6 year has the butterscotch but it’s so much brighter and this has more depth and dimensions. Only 19 barrels of this left at Boone County, I need to collect as much as I can from this point on.
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