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Tumblin' Dice 5 Year Single Barrel Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Indiana, USA
Reviewed
November 13, 2022 (edited March 18, 2023)
K&L Wine exclusive. Barrel entry: 7/6/15; bottled: 12/30/20. 117 proof; 58.50%. Label gives the mashbill as: 36% rye, 60% corn, 4% barley. Distilled in Indiana (MGP), bottled in Kentucky.
N: Butterscotch, shaving cream (it's MGP after all), lots of barrel spice, some ethanol, herbal rye grain, breakfast cereal.
P: Sweet and spicy. Corn, cinnamon, barrel char, wood spice, caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, herbal rye, dash of chili pepper, black tea, dash of earth and leather.
F: Sweet corn, cinnamon, chili pepper, green rye, ethanol, shaving cream, barrel char, touch of smoke.
This one is interesting. I really enjoyed this bottle. It's high proof, 5 year old MGP, and I generally do like MGP. But when I read my tasting notes, there doesn't seem to be that much up there - a lot of sameness across the nose and palate, not a lot in the way of development. So I'm kinda wondering what I liked so much. I'm thinking it's just a nice combination of things that have worked for me in the past: high rye mashbill, high proof that drinks super easy, MGP profile, reasonable price. And frankly I dig the branding - been to Deadwood before and it just evokes something rustic but appropriately kitsch for me. It's not the best bourbon I've ever had, but it really works for me. I tried to get another out of the same barrel, but they were gone. Did find one from another store and barrel. Off the top of my head, not sure how different they are, but it'll be neat to compare the notes eventually.
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