Robert_McKay
Old Forester Statesman
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
November 29, 2021 (edited January 24, 2022)
The Albuquerque Total Wine Web site lists this at $51.99 for a fifth. It's a 95 proof bourbon, from a mash bill of 72% corn, 18% rye, and 10% malted barley. This bourbon is a red gold in color, and the legs form and run quickly, run long, and are here and there around the glass, without any pattern.
Nose: Begins with caramel and vanilla, with some slight spice. Moving into the glass I got some alcohol burn, and a strong vanilla.
Taste: The spice from the rye is very forward; it tastes like a rye whisky when it first hits the tongue. Then there's a medicinal note, which I don't want in my whisky, chocolate, and an oak note that leaves a grainy feel on the tongue.
Finish: Fairly short, with mixed oak and spice.
This is a very over-priced bourbon. It's not bad, but it's not even as good as Bulleit, which costs considerably less. I expected far more than I got; if it were a 20 or 25 dollar bottle I would have expected what this whisky actually delivers.
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