Cfred371
Jeffers Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
October 30, 2018 (edited September 4, 2022)
Look: Jeffer’s Creek is a quite light whiskey, hay yellow, maybe some slight gold tones. Alcohol legs show up considering it’s only 40%
Nose: the nose is quite light, fresh fruit, apple, honey, swirling opens up more of the barrel and the slightest of spice. Judging from the nose, this will be a pretty tame bourbon, which makes some sense due to the low proof.
Taste: the initial taste is similar to the nose sans the apple. Honey, vanilla, sugary bread.
Finish: really a quite light finish, a slight lingering taste, the fruit kicks in more once the bourbon hits the throat. Not a lot of bitterness or heat.
Overall: I feel that if this were kept at a higher proof, this would be a really great bourbon. The local shop owner who pointed this out to me mentioned this is distilled by Buffalo Trace. I tried Weller antique 107 & Jeffers side by side, and this didn’t stand up to Weller Antique. That said, there are some similar characteristics, but just more muted. Jeffers Creek is a tasty, just not complex bourbon at a damn reasonable price.
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@Cfred371 Yes, he live streamed it last night on YouTube and also posted the entire list results on his website fredminnick.com
@RPaige71 I didn’t have any special reserve sadly, otherwise I would’ve done that I suppose. Is that a video? I’d be curious to see the list.
@Cfred371 I had actually never heard of it until watching Fred Minnick rate it at number 7 in his top 10 bourbons between $16 and $25. I would simply think comparing it to Weller SR would make much more sense than A107.
@RPaige71 I don’t think it stands up to 80 proof bottles either
Well of course it isn't going to stand up to a 107 proof bourbon as it's only 80 proof.