Fafnir187
Baker's Single Barrel Bourbon 7 Year
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 27, 2020 (edited March 28, 2020)
Bakers 7 year, but this bottle is aged 8 years 6 months.
Nose features a healthy amount of cherry, some vanilla bean, corn dust, campfire smoke, and a hint of bubblegum. A very faint nose for a 107 proof whisky.
Palate opens up with caramel and cherry. As it turns to the mid-palate it smoothly transitions to cinnamon and oak. So far nothing to write home about.
The finish...oh my god the finish! HUGE savory char flavor; I mean like the thick charred crust on a well done grilled ribeye. Proof also hits here with some prickly alcohol heat. The finish is of ungodly length, with the charcoal and ethanol almost blending into a mint long after the other notes fade (over a minute) Coats the tongue and settles in and hangs there with along with the flavor achieves a drying effect which invites you to take another sip.
Hands down the smokiest bourbon I have ever had, almost edging into Scotch territory. Since I love char/smoke, I also loved this bourbon. At $57, I feel I got what I paid for big time. This being a single barrel product, I hope I didn’t just get a honey barrel. As it stands, a rebuy and a recommend.
Edit from 9/26/20 - Grabbed another bottle, this one aged 7yrs 0 months. Everything is as above except take the oak down a notch and dial up the sweetness a notch. And it’s even BETTER. Only paid $50 for this one. Bonus! 4.25 on this bottle.
Edit #2 Just picked up another bottle on 9/17/21 aged 7 yrs and 3 months and this one is literally perfection: peanut brittle, barrel char, and baking spices in perfect harmony. Can’t stop drinking it. 4.75 on this one!
57.0
USD
per
Bottle
Create Account
or
Sign in
to comment on this review
@BillyT Damn sorry brother, I should have noted the warehouse info. The bottle is long gone haha. My bad.
I just picked up my 1st bottle today, also 8 years, 6 months. Barreled 01-2011, warehouse CL-D. Curious on the specs for yours. Nice review BTW.