Dean-M-Tzobanakis
Garrison Brothers Estacado
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed
May 26, 2020 (edited June 14, 2020)
Rich caramel and oak on the nose. Can’t see much of the port on the nose but on the palate, the wine influence is there. It’s got a slight jammy fruitiness that rounds out some of the harsher notes. Some nice cinnamon spice in the midpalate and...it’s tannic if you can believe that. The corn mustiness and sawdust is more subdued in this guy, yielding to the port. It’s sweet, spicy, thick and rich. I like it a good bit more than the small batch and single barrel, but not near as much as Balmorhea or the BPs I’ve had, so 4.25 is fair. Great with a few minutes of undisturbed oxidation before sipping.
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