Zachary-Robbins
Belle Meade Reserve Bourbon
Bourbon — USA
Reviewed
November 11, 2020 (edited January 3, 2021)
Open 1 month
Nose - Charred oak, salted caramel and honey, toffee, rye spices, light berries and stone fruits, medium ethanol.
Palate - Burst of honey and caramel sweetness, apples and melons, toasted oak, light ethanol. The medium-long finish builds with strong rye spices, oak, burnt caramel, and cinnamon apples.
This is a delightful bourbon, and it's awesome to see this regularly on ABC shelves. I thought the Belle Meade Bourbon was one of the best low proof bourbons I've ever had, so I grabbed this as soon as it was available. It is excellent, but is it an upgrade over the standard 90.4 proof? In my opinion, they're pretty damn similar despite being 8.95% abv different. The question is, is this worth the upgrade? That is tricky because NC recently lowered the MSRP from $50 to $45, so I would've said yes at $50 and no at its current price. (I picked this up in SC for $41.) Either way, you can't go wrong with Belle Meade. But if you see the 108.3 proof Reserve priced $15+ more, then I would just pick up the 90.4 proof.
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I'd like to compare with Remus as well @Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington but I've never seen it around here. I've rarely even seen this, unfortunately.
These seem to be all over my area between $55-70. Being 9y MGP I can’t help but wonder how they compare to Remus Reserve with a 3 year and 8-12 proof difference but plan to find out!
Glad you like it and thanks for the comparison! I've only ever tried this one but it's great. I guess I'd better check out the other Belle Meade offerings.