pkingmartin
Ironroot Harbinger (115 Proof)
Bourbon — Texas, USA
Reviewed
November 12, 2021 (edited March 30, 2022)
The nose starts with a freshly opened bag of candy corn followed by some cotton candy then fruity notes of Swedish fish candy and sour apple caramel lollipop that fades to light floral vanilla before transitioning to spices of black pepper, ginger, leather and medium oak with medium ethanol burn.
The taste is a thick mouthfeel that starts with a freshly opened bag of candy corn followed by some cotton candy then a moderate sourness comes in with lemon juice and sour apple that eventually fades to light floral vanilla before transitioning to spices of black pepper, ginger, cloves, leather and raw cinnamon roll dough with medium ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with sour apple, lemon juice, caramel corn, fresh baked cornbread, ginger, cloves and raw cinnamon roll dough.
The nose started out promising with sweets, citrus, floral and medium spices before the taste that has an enjoyable mouthfeel but unfortunately turns into a sour patch kid style of whiskey that starts sweet then turns sour quickly before fading to barrel spices and raw cinnamon roll that finishes with a mix of sour, sweet and doughy.
Overall, a pretty enjoyable pour but no where near some of their incredible single cask offerings by Lost Lantern that I’ve tried and certainly doesn’t seem fitting to be called World’s Best Bourbon 2020.
A huge Texas size thank you to @ctbeck11 for the generous pour of this one.
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@PBMichiganWolverine No, this was World Whisky Awards 2020 winner.
This was Worlds Best? That Murray guy?
Yep, the sourness is really unfortunate. I find that to be a fairly common issue with younger whiskies, and it always dampens the otherwise positive experience for me.