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Old Forester Single Barrel Bourbon 90 Proof
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 27, 2017 (edited October 21, 2024)
Nose - Dark caramels, hint of cinnamon, oaky vanilla, hint of flamed orange zest.
Taste - Oaky vanilla simple, light strawberry & orange zest, light cinnamon spice, thin and lightly drying mouthfeel.
Finish - Lingering cinnamon/white pepper tingle, lightly bitter over-oaked barrel-aged vanilla simple, hint of sugar-free strawberry candy sweet.
Score - 74/100
Final Thoughts - The nose gives the impression that this will be a nice dark caramel bourbon, but once it hits the tongue, it falls a bit flat but adds this fruity strawberry dimension that's quite nice. No details were given on this particular single barrel, but it tastes like it was a bit over-oaked and then they tried to combat it just by watering it down a bit, which did help, but not enough. I think this would be best sipped over a single ice cube to possibly help tame down the oak a bit or made into an old fashioned where the simple might help negate the splenda-like finish and you could probably reduce the bitters a bit as the oak already does a good job.
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