Review transfer from Barreled from October 2017 At my brother in laws kitchen bar in Windsor right now and he insisted that I try this Kentucky straight bourbon that he bought a few months ago. Not because it was good, but because it was "really bad". So I currently have a good size pour in a glencairn and I'm finding out for myself. Not much info available on the origin of this whisky that I could find. The bottle itself is very ornate, with a big bronze looking emblem and a huge bald eagle head on the cork. The bottle says that it is distilled in Kentucky and bottled in Florida. 45% ABV, natural color that is rusty, and it is chill filtered. According to the website the mash bill is corn and malted barley, but gives no ratio. The bottle also states that it is a minimum of 3 years old. The nose is somewhat anemic. Plenty of vanilla and oak. Some honey and corn. A little cinnamon and clove, and a whiff of mint. Very little else. No real complexity to speak of. The palate is more of the same. Honey and vanilla mostly. Soft, but warm oak. Nothing special here. It is very smooth and unobtrusive though. I would have expected stronger flavors at 45%, but not the case. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and dry. A short finish for a bourbon with vanilla and oak trailing off. While I don't think this is anywhere near as bad as my brother in law claimed, it's not all that good either. Very weak, but not bad either. At $55 I would say absolutely pass on this one. They should have saved money on the bottle design and invested it back into what was going into the bottle. I bumped it up to 3 from 2.75 because of that bad ass eagle head though. Cheers