Bill-Shannon
Old Tub Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
October 29, 2020 (edited November 12, 2020)
The nose is a dry, nutty aroma. The conventional wisdom tends to be walnuts. It's followed by nutmeg and hazelnut; still quite dry. Brown sugar sweetness, some maple, but rather bereft of molasses/toffee; drier cereal grains. There is some oak, but any oily character is blunted by the nuttiness of it. Kindergarten paste. There is a whiff of cinnamon/rye spice.
The palate is mild wood, with a little peanut dust, walnut and hazelnut. The oak char comes out here, adding a barrel spice that isn't too far from cinnamon. Corn flakes,the kind with sugar...so I guess Frosted Flakes. Plum and prune swoops in at the end.
It's leaves an oily, oaky burn on the lips. The burn at the end is a (yes) nutty tobacco. There is a rich, dark chocolate ending. There is some astringent, metallic business at the very end.
This is a surprisingly good Bourbon for its price. It's rich and complex, with no off-flavors. It's in the rotation.
27.99
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Bottle
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Ah, barrel tannin doesn't sound too bad @Bill-Shannon :) I don't like too much of that teabag flavor, but a little bit is fine. Thanks for elaborating.
@ContemplativeFox the metallic was more like a barrel tannin, not too intrusive and not unpleasant at all. it's a very "dry" Bourbon, for lack of a better descriptor. I definitely will keep it in the rotation for its price.
Those all sound like good flavors until the metal at the end. I think you're right that for the price it seems like there's little reason for me to keep waffling on whether to get it :)