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Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered Bourbon
Bourbon — Indiana (bottled in Nevada), USA
Reviewed
April 3, 2022 (edited August 11, 2022)
I've heard a lot of great things about Smoke Wagon, but I delayed hunting one down for a lot of reasons: (1) It's MGP, which feels a bit like a cheat, but at least they're upfront about it; (2) there is a lot of hype so it is hard to find, and (3) I find the bottle and name a bit goofy. But I saw it pop up at a local shop and figured I'd decide for myself. Man, I'm glad I did. This stuff is really impressive.
This is Batch 135c for what that is worth. The nose is really mild for 57%, mostly brown sugar, caramel and baking spice. But the palate - oh, the palate. So much brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, pie crust, and some red fruit - and it's so thick and wonderful. Hardly any heat, with trailing spice and maybe leather?
Really happy with this one. I tried to buy another after tasting it with no luck, so I'll just have to wait around for the next one to pop up around retail.
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@@PBMichiganWolverine I thought the uncut was good. Haven’t tried anything else from them. I can send you a sample of Batch 50 if you want. Crazy they’re on 135+ in just about a year.
@PBMichiganWolverine I haven’t tried that one. But most of the buzz I’ve heard is for this one, so I’m glad I tried it first. I’m actually more interested in trying more cask strength MGP like Belle Meade Reserve before going down to the Smoke Wagon small batch.
I tried their standard small batch, which I thought was unimpressive. Wrote them off, but sounds like the uncut is a different beast all together
Damn that sounds good, I want it now too