Robert_McKay
Russell's Reserve 10 Year Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
April 17, 2024 (edited April 22, 2024)
This bottle cost me $43.99 at the Uptown Total Wine Store in Albuquerque. It's 10 years old, of course, and 90 proof. Online I found information indicating that the mash bill is 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% sprouted barley. It has a new copper color in the glass.
NOSE: Dusty caramel, vanilla, creamed corn, buttered roasting ears, cinnamon rolls right out of the oven, coconut (coconut?!), and very ripe bananas. It seemed like every time I nosed it I found something else, including one note I've never gotten from a whisky before.
MOUTHFEEL: Smooth and slightly oily.
TASTE: Cinnamon, butter, honey, brown sugar.
FINISH: Medium - oak, with a bit of honey.
SUMMARY: This is a better bourbon than the notes above might indicate. The nose is complex, but the taste is more simple, and the finish just gave me two notes. However, it's still a real good bourbon; I have no complaints about it at all. It's definitely worth the price, and maybe a bit more.
RATING: My hick rating system says this one is Right Fine, which is next to the top in my eight level scale (I count from the bottom, so this is a 7). This rating equates to 4.375 stars, 87.5/100, or 8.75/10.
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