Zachary-Robbins
Russell's Reserve Private Barrel Selection
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
March 29, 2023 (edited March 28, 2024)
The Party Source pick, "Shady's Pick"
Barrel No. 21-0117
Warehouse K; Floor 4
Distilled on 12-26-2012
Dumped on 09-20-2022
Bottled on 10-12-2022
Age - 9 years, 8 months, 25 days
Open 7 weeks
Nose - Hot cinnamon buns, caramel, hint of nutmeg, cherry bubble gum, light minerality, medium oak spice, and medium ethanol.
Palate - Honey Nut Cheerios, sweet grain, ginger snaps, brown sugar, medicinal cherry, white pepper, baking spices, and sweet oak. The finish is medium-long with drier and tannic oak, black pepper, dried stone fruits, grainy caramel, toast, and medium ethanol. This is where I dock it 0.25-0.5 points, and it was a cleaner finish earlier in the bottle.
Apparently RR picks are really hard to find now, at least in the Ohio/Kentucky area. The prices reflect that in Kentucky, where RR is >$20 more than state controlled liquor. But I walked into the store and saw only 2 of these left, and the manager said they were just released and sold like crazy. I wish I bought both of them despite the price. It's the best RR pick I've had. A good Russell's pick is hard to beat. Maybe because it's the oldest one I've had? Generally they are 8-9 years old, while this is closer to the 10-year age statement of the entry Russell's 10.
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