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Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
March 13, 2024 (edited May 16, 2024)
ELMER T LEE
NOSE: Dry and Oaky. Cinnamon Stick, Brown Sugar, Hazelnut, Weathered Leather, and Black Pepper.
NEAT: Up front is Drying Oak Tannins, Cinnamon, Peanut Brittle, Black Pepper, Rye Spice, and a Hint of Barnyard. Not overly complex, but Solid. However, the backend and Finish downgrades the overall experience with an overly Bitter note.
SPLASH: Helps with the Bitterness at the end, transforming it more towards Baking Spice.
VERDICT: After years of hype, I’m a little disappointed in this. It is solid (and perhaps I’m being a little hard on it after last night’s excellent 4 Roses pour), but this barrel at least, is definitely not secondary price worthy.
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Just nabbed my own bottle of this today at SRP $40. FW&GS gets an allocated shipment once in a while and I was quick on the draw. Looking at secondary market prices, I'm not sure if I should drink it or put it in a safety deposit box to fund my kids' college education. This and my unopened bottle of Weller 107 and the four bottles of Eagle Rare 10 might fetch a considerable chunk of change once they're ready to enroll. And that doesn't even include that last Evan Williams Single Barrel I nabbed before they decided to make it distillery only.