Fafnir187
Rowan's Creek
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
September 17, 2019 (edited October 19, 2019)
Right after the pour a strong nose of cherries, vanilla, raisin, oak, and while some reviewers get orange, I got white grape. Definitely fruit forward. After it's been sitting a while, some buttered popcorn notes appear.
Cherries and a date/fig flavor up front. Mid-palate features some peanut, rock candy, and smoky barrel char. Bold and punchy.
Finishes spicy with cinnamon and clove. Remnants of oak after everything else fades. Medium length. Definitely has a sharp bite and brings an enjoyable slow burn especially for a 100 proof'er; drinks a little hotter than expected but that's not a negative with the flavor profile.
Mouthfeel is thick and chewy. Very oily; coats your entire mouth.
This one hit my palate just right; cherries, peanut and oak are always going to be winning combo in my book. While it lacks a little refinement, it makes up for it in flavor pop. At a $42 price tag it is a decent value; the only thing questionable is that you can score it's slightly superior big brother Noah's Mill for about $7 more so I would probably just go with that. But if Noah's isn’t available and/or if this was marked down a little? Oh yeah, re-buy all day.
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@BeppeCovfefe Thanks! Looking forward to trying other in the KBD lineup. Cheers!
Great review Faf! Willet seems to have the craft bourbon all figured out and then of course they put their plain jane stuff in a genie bottle, some serious mad brainwork going on there. Cheers!