Blind hp bourbon tasting. This one noses quite sweet. More sweet than wood. Decadent. I don’t get any singe on the nose despite the 130+ proof. Cherry, caramel, maybe a slight banana note. Makes me think something Brown Forman. The palate shows more heat than I was expecting from the nose. The first taste is again more fruit. A little sharp. The caramel comes in more on the second pass. Some tannic oak rounds out the finish. It’s good, but I prefer the previous pour of Woodford Reserve… 2nd taste: I saved half the sample and am comparing sbs with the Woodford. The OF is more intense. The oak stands out much more in the sbs. The back end has a nice swell of caramel cherry sweetness before turning the corner to the oaky finish. In the sbs I might actually give the edge to the OF. Tough call here. I’ve gone back and forth and even written out different conclusions more than once. At the moment, I’d give the edge to the OF. The intensity has grabbed me at this tasting, but I could see going the other way in another tasting. Ultimately, both great bourbons. Again, really grateful to @Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington for the sample!