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Walking Stick Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
November 27, 2021 (edited August 14, 2022)
This is the last of our tastings for Thanksgiving. The bottle showed up at my sons and no one seems to know where it came from? Of those we have tasted, Noble Oak and Crittenden's A Cut Above were the crowd pleasers and on in the bottom half of pricing. Pinhook Bourbon Heist was at the bottom followed closely by Stellum Cygnus and both were in the upper half of pricing. Also tasted were Dickel 8 yr, Huling Station small batch blend, Smoke Wagon Haloween Limited, Chatanooga 111 and Balcones Rye.
So how about this one? In a word bland. Maybe I burned out my tastes buds through the week but the turkey soup at lunch sure was good. The nose is very tight even after a couple drops of water. There's a bit of barrel vanilla and some vegetal rye. Not much more. There's a touch of caramel on the palate and zero finish. But there is no noticeable alcohol. I've had worse but mostly better and I certainly would not buy at any price.
Just announced an impromptu cocktail party. The street has been closed of and everyone is to bring their favorite bottle to share! Stay tuned.
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