dhsilv2
Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
October 19, 2020 (edited October 21, 2020)
The classic bourbon from the king of the taters, boofalo trace!
Nose - Vanilla and corn forward with classic boofalo trace oak. I don't really get much in terms of caramel. There's surprisingly a lot of alcohol on the nose here, using a copita and it's making my nose burn.
Taste - Oak actually is the predominate flavor on these, that classic slightly funky yet smooth and mellow boofalo oak, just like smelling the rick houses on site. Sweet oak that's really how I'd describe this as. Not funky oak, not nutty, not peanut buttery, just clean classic oak and sweets.
I remain at a loss as to why people hoard this but I love this for under 40 bucks as a cheap sipper, but even at 40 I think we're into questionable value. That said of the common trace products, I do think I like this just a hair more than Eagle Rare.
1.75, just below average but 40 dollar whiskies are well below average priced whisky.
38.0
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@Guitar-man I seem to have bad luck with single barrels as I've yet to have one that was noticably better than the small batch.
@Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington @dhsilv2 This is why I love the world of whisk(e)y. One person's magic juice is the next person's hard pass. If people would let their tastes truly be their guide instead of marketing, packaging, and hype, the bottles each of us want might be more available. I am no real fan of the Si Bar at twice the price, but I find this fantastic. Unfortunately, the Si Bar version won some award so the Sm Bat will be even harder to obtain. . With the softer in- between flavor of BT Mash Bill #1, I can see how it's not everyone's bag. Cheers!
I hated this one the first time I opened it and agree it came across like high fructose corn syrup. As I’ve ignored it over the past 1-2 years and then opened it again I’ve found a bit more complexity, albeit well within the mildly spiced, fruity BT profile. Maybe it’ll manage to grow up with time but can’t agree more that for fans of BT their standard bottling is just as good at half the price.