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Starlight Carl T. Huber's Single Barrel Bourbon Finished in Pineau des Charentes Barrels
Bourbon — Indiana , USA
Reviewed
June 6, 2023 (edited June 7, 2023)
Barrel Nation pick. Barrel no. FB233-2, 104.8 proof, 4.5 years.
Hint of heat on the nose followed by wood and grapey fruit notes. The palate tickles my tongue at first, but then rich fruity bourbon notes quickly wash over. Occasionally I get a passing nutty funk, but it's mostly fruit and oak. It doesn't drink hot, per se, but given the proof I'm surprised how it dances on my tongue, almost like some ryes I've had (triple checked the bottle, it's a bourbon). The grapey fruit notes that the finishing barrel give it are pleasant. It can get a bit tannic after a few sips.
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Pineau des Charantes is an inyeresting and very sweet finish. Usually not a big fan of Starlught's bourbon, but love their rye. This is intriguing