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Old Ezra 7 Year Barrel Strength Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
August 16, 2019 (edited November 6, 2019)
I liked this a lot. Huge value proposition here.
Nose: Dark sugars, vanilla, heavy boiled peanuts, some baking spices, and dried fruit.
Flavor: More dark sugars and boiled peanuts, black licorice and candied nuts.
Finish: Some rye spice and more peanut and dark sugars. Medium length.
This tastes a lot like Elijah Craig Barrel Strength but dialed down a little which makes sense given that this is rumored to be a Heaven Hill product and is charcoal mellowed. VERY good for the price tag.
40.0
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Lux Row didn't start Distilling until 2017, they've used some of their own whiskey as a blending component in a few one-off releases, but the vast majority of their brands are using sourced whiskey for now.
I believe Luxco has their own juice on hand and would be a bit surprised if HH would give up a 7 year product. I've seen this priced much higher than 40usd as it has some limited availability.
Boiled Peanuts are one of my favorite things on the planet. I definitely get the peanut note (which I like) in Heaven Hill, but it is not a peanut buttery note(which I don't care for) like I get in Beam products. The Old Ezra Barrel Strength is indeed a solid value.