The nose on this one is ethanol and grain (corn, doh!). After the first sip, the aroma turns into a sweet cinnamon bun with icing (thanks to @Zachary-Robbins for the nosing notes). The palate is apple-like with a baking spice buttery note. The expert review is almost accurate down to the letter. Dash of water opens up the aroma -- the cinnamon bun is still there but not as prominent with the initial girl scout levels of sugar and spice. The palate loses quite a bit of body with water, and leans toward the baking spice buttery-ness, while highlighting an oat flavor. Quite good. I'm impressed with the variation this whiskey produces. Definitely worth a dram and a decent value-for-money. I may even pick up a full bottle for session drinking with buddies when social distancing rules are relaxed. (I live in California and Spring Break madness has overtaken the state's youth - so I'm maintaining a hermit's existence for the time being.) Tasted from a 5cl miniature.
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Nice review. You picked some interesting notes out of this one that I didn’t get when I finished a bottle off a year or two ago. I got buttered popcorn and cotton candy primarily.
Well y'all are making me want to try this. Ive had Bains corn whiskey and it was ok
@DigitalCork You prefer the sweeter bourbons? I usually do to an extent, Old Forester is one of my favorite distilleries.
@Zachary-Robbins Thanks, it was yr review that lead me to pick up a sample. I know you appreciate balance and depth in yr bourbons, so when you wrote that this was 'sickly sweet', my decision had been made! Interesting how a variety of views feed off each other.
Cool you got some of the same notes, sometimes I feel like I never can quite nail down specifics like the experts.