Neat. Sample of Louisville Bourbon Club #2. Batch 1 of this was a bit of a disappointment to me. The toasted barrel finish didn’t add to the MGP profile I love, instead of just muted some of the rough edges of a young MGP. Still enjoy it but it wasn’t the Double Oaked MGP I was hoping for. A fellow whiskey enthusiast sent me this sample so I could see how Down Home was evolving their Toasted barrels. On the nose, I am getting notes I associate more with scotch. The first thing to pop in mind is a salty jerky. Then the young MGP note is quite bright and shines through. Charred caramel. Hint of raspberries. That salty jerky note is throwing me off, I like it but it’s not where I saw this going. Texture is oily, but not quite creamy. Brown sugar on the tongue. Blast of vanilla, transitions to the charred caramel, unexpected hint of almond with raspberries all over the medium-long legs. This is a step above Batch 1 so it’s nice to see they are learning and improving on this idea. However, I do fear the MGP is too young and green to do this idea justice. The double barrel isn’t turning into the creamy chocolate or toasted marshmallow I want. I think the almond or coconut is the new aspect it gave the MGP with the barrel. Enjoying this but still not what I hoped a toasted MGP would be.