Nose - Gentle vanilla, subtle oak, hint of caramel and cinnamon.
Taste - Fairly thin, light cinnamon spice, light oaky bitter vanilla caramel, plain simple syrup, faint hint of clove at the end.
Finish - Thin but lightly drying oaky sweet, clove lingers a bit then fades to a gentle cinnamon spice.
Score - 70/100
Final Thoughts - This is a fairly boring bourbon but it hits all of the stereotypical bourbon characteristics of vanilla, cinnamon, and caramel with a hint of oak. The nose is fairly weak and it hits the palate a bit thin, but there's nothing really offensive about it. It would be a great inoffensive bourbon to give someone who asks "what does bourbon taste like?" It's low enough proof where it'd be a good intro to sipping neat. It takes a bit of time to fully open up as it's quite muted immediately out of the bottle. I think this would be best as an intro to someone who wants to try bourbon neat or best relegated to large party bourbon cocktails where flavor doesn't really matter too much.
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