JoelyO
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
October 21, 2021 (edited April 16, 2023)
This is a sample that was sent to me by @ContemplativeFox so a huge thank you goes out to him for this and the others he sent. I will be sampling, reviewing ad enjoying them over time.
This is one that I requested specifically as I had seen other reviews that intrigued me.
Appearance: Golden amber in color and leggy.
Nose: Isopropyl alcohol, fruity with hints of cherry, gala apple, and plum. Cedar wood and leather.
Sugary with a drop of water which was added later on. The water also makes the butter pop.
Mouthfeel: Rich with a mild burn, spicy kick, full and medium creamy.
With water the mouthfeel is more creamy which I know seems odd.
Flavor: Cinnamon, butter, woodsy. The cinnamon gives a tingling kick to the sides of the tongue.
Adding a drop of water made the flavor of butter more pronounced.
Finish: Woodsy, tangy, mid level spice, long finish with a spicy candy sugar flavor like the shell of a red hot but very mild and not over powering.
Experience: Solid but has a little more nose than flavor. Smooth even with the spicy kick. Evolves as it sits. Solid!
Would be a great flask bourbon for camping.
Rating is 3.5 between glad to have had it but would not buy edging into the wishlist/buy list. I feel if it had as much flavor as it does nose I would make it a solid 4.00
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@ContemplativeFox you sure did! I will try that next!
I found that this one got really good when given a TON of air. It wasn't a practical amount of air though, unfortunately. Hopefully I included a sample of Wild Turkey Rare Breed 116.8 for you to compare.