Taste: Neat in glen cairn
Nose: (3.5) Nose is light, I wanted more. First thing that hit me was vanilla custard and cherries. Very pleasing but I wanted more of it. Really had to dig deep. This is more like a refined light nose instead of jumping out of the glass. Did pique my curiosity.
Palate (4.0): The vanilla custard is there and the cherries go to the background. The palate is much spicier than the nose. A hit of white pepper and mandarin oranges jump out at you then dissipates quickly. Made me go, hmmm pleasant surprise. Mouthfeel coats well and a bit oily. All and all I like it.
Finish: (4.5) Man that's smooth. Medium and lingers like orange-cream soda.
Overall: I won this one on a bet with a buddy and it was his pick for me. It is a creamy vanilla, cherry, and orange example of how bourbons can be different from traditional but be very good. My biggest complaint was that the nose was a little timid. I loved the vanilla custard but I had to really search. From my understanding Noah's Mill is this same bourbon but at at higher proof. Definately makes me want to try that. This is a definate behind the bar pick and I am glad I won my bet!
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@Scott_E yep definitely agree
@Totally agree brother @dubz480
@Scott_E Preach! Rowan's isn't a bad pour but for the extra $7 Noah's is a no brainer.
@Swahili1 I am drinking this coincidentally as I write this. This was good but I expected more from it. Higher expectations by me. I agree with @dubz480, if you liked this, try Noah Mills. Much better.
@dubz480 I like this the more I drank it. The nose failed a bit because it was faint, but I really liked the taste and finish. It wS different in a good way
You should definitely pick up a Noah's Mill if you like this one. It's older stock and a higher proof (used to be age stated at 15 yrs!). It's a significant upgrade in my opinion.