dhsilv2
Calumet Farm 16 Year Single Rack Black Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 29, 2022 (edited December 14, 2022)
We need to fix the name here but whatever.
I'm not in the mood for a normal review. Lets talk for a moment about what makes a whisky great. Or more importantly, what makes it special! Bourbon is about this mix of sweetness with this amazing virgin charred oak. That's really it, it's a simple whisky, corn driven, almost all made in the same region, aged in the same region, and that's really all there is to it. So when or why does something become special?
1. Amazing sweet candy notes. The wonderful rich full vanilla's. The amazing caramel notes.
2. Wonderful spices or depth of feel or flavor from textural elements of the grain blends.
3. Insane oak quality or aging magic where the oak and whisky just become some kind of amazing experience.
So to this 16 year old, high proof, somewhat generic mash bill? Well, this is that magical blending of good proof, good mash bill, good sweet notes, but most importantly...this brings in this smoked oak unlike anything else I can imagine. And it's so so good!
Bottom line this is amazing bourbon and I'm giving it an insane 4.25 and I should go higher. It's one of my new favorite bourbons.
If you want more notes it's cherries and apples and cinnamon spice with this magical oak smoked element. Give me more! I'll try and do a more in depth review later but I just wanted to take a moment to express how magical this thing is. I need another bottle. I've nearly killed this one already...only had it 3 weeks. And I keep wanting to pour another one.
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For science having Cowboy 2022 right after a pour of this
Geez this keeps getting better as time goes on. You're on the money with the vanilla and smoked oak
JD SBCS is good! But different kinda good.
JD SBCS is neck-and-neck with this one.
@PBMichiganWolverine This will now be my claim to fame!
@angstrom that’s two more than me. I just bought this one, so curious to try it
@PBMichiganWolverine Ah, I have had very little Barton. Maybe two different 1792s over the last 10 years.
@angstrom I just got a bottle ( $140). I think it’s Barton, not MGP.
@dhsilv2 a 4.0+ rating from you? And a sub-$200 ? This has now become a must-buy.
@dhsilv2 Impressive, I need to do a side by side, but was already thinking of scooping another bottle…or two…;)
@tquse this is way better than the two sam houston 15's I have, I love that smoked oak note on this one. Really just amazing for me.
@angstrom sourced baron, doesn't have the rye spice but there's certainly similarities with remus.
Is this MGP? Picked up based on your review. First pour, tastes like Remus Repeal with higher proof and more oak.
Curious how you liked the Sam Houston 15 compared to this.
FYI just off memory - 14 is fine. It's a bit light and dull but if you like apples and cinnamon get one. 15 is much more on the heavy cherry notes, and if you love cherries with some cinnamon and apple spice, lovely. 16 is on another level.
@Ctrexman these just came out, they'll be there sooner than later buddy!
Looks like I only have 14yr and 15 in this area
Holy sh...t if you give it a 4.25 and its only $150 guess its time to go hunting