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Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 26, 2017 (edited March 22, 2018)
Barreled = 2006/10/25
Barrel#271
Bottled = 2015/05/26
Nose - Very light vanilla caramel, very faint honeyed peanut butter.
Taste - Lightly salted peanut butter/caramels, vanilla, lightly oaked simple.
Finish - Quickly fading simple sweetness, hint of salt/brine, light bitterness like that of a green sapling, tiny hint of white pepper/cinnamon spice.
Score - 73/100
Final Thoughts - This was a bit surprising to me as I don't normally get much peanut from Heaven Hill stuff, but for some reason that's what I got from this particular barrel. It wasn't bad, but I think if tasted blind, I would've pegged this as a Beam product with the peanut funk. A pleasant pour, but unimpressive. Maybe this was just a so-so barrel? Maybe I need to let it air a bit more? For the price not so bad, but I think I could find plenty of others I'd much rather spend my money on.
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