Rating: 10/23 I'm continuing my quest to find the best bottom shelf bourbon for mixing with one I've had plenty of before, but haven't had recently. N: Sweet water with caramel, minerals, barrel spices (ginger, cinnamon, clove), and a touch of corn. Not a bad nose, but light and uninspiring. P: Sweet and mellow with a definite wateriness, but also a spicy burn as the ginger and cinnamon bring the heat, then cloves meld them into barrel spice. It isn't tepid, despite its fairly low proof, but it is on the watery, mineraly side. Not a bad palate, but not one I'd seek out. It's certainly forgettable. It is quite approachable though, perhaps with a bit much heat. F: Sweet corn with bits of caramel. Minerality and some barrel spice lingering. Clean water. - Conclusion - This isn't bad stuff. It's more mature and coherent than Rebel (8/23), but it's also less overtly sweet. The Revel is fuller on the mouthfeel and is less spicy, but this is fuller in flavor. I give the win handily to this. There's no way that this is less than a 9. A 12 seems a bit too high, but it could turn out to be that way. I'm finding this to be fairly competitive with The Sexton (9/23). The Sexton has more delicious fruity flavors, but it also has more fusels that really put me off. I was thinking a 10 or 11 for this, but now I'm looking more at a 9 or 10 and I'm actually leaning toward a 9. Eh, I'm going with a 10. The Sexton really does have more off notes. Eh, I'm going back to a 9. This just isn't that impressive. Coming back to this, I think it's a clearer win over the Rebel. The rebel has a kind of nice profile, but more of its alcohol and youth show through. This isn't way better, but it could be a 10. I'm leaning toward a 9. Eh, maybe a 10. The Sexton has a much weirder, less approachable profile. It's borderline, but I'm going up to a 10 here. Eh, maybe a 9. No, I'm going with a 10.