Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington
High West Bourye (2016 Release)
American Blended Whiskey — USA
Reviewed
October 3, 2020 (edited March 24, 2022)
Sample provided by a friend from his older stock. Allowed to rest in a glencarin for 5-10m.
Color: medium amber, very slow, skinny legs
Nose: rye bread, cherries, ethanol singe, pepper, dried brown tobacco
Body: medium to heavy, viscous, quick ramp of sustained heat, drying
Palate: lids of rich, dark brown sugar, pepper, orange zest, coriander, clove
Finish: long and filled with clove, dark honey, and rye bread with a good, strong KY hug
Overall a wonderful blend that is heavy enough in body and flavor to satisfy but drinks hot for 92 proof!
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I can't answer your question but only this, there has to be a limit to the number of good MGP barrels, I think High Wests road map was always to eventually source there self, as with other startups the question remains if they can actually do it at a rate that matches the outsourced product.
@BeppeCovfefe yikes,are these going downhill? I’d tried this with the intention of deciding to get the 2020 release since I’m becoming more and more of an MGP fan but sounds like that might not be the best idea? With the death of SAOS MGP I’ve been looking for a replacement and maybe Remus is it... would be sad if sourced MGP honey barrels are truly a thing of the past.
It's nice that High West has SOME good stuff out there. In unicorn bottles that will soon be gone and most of us will never see. Now if they could actually make something worth a shyte they could actually put on the shelf.