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Doc Swinson's Exploratory Cask Series 15 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon (Release No. 6)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
November 20, 2020 (edited April 8, 2021)
Neat. Neck pour. Release 009, NASA Liquors. 15 year Heaven Hill at 113.8 proof.
Yeah, that is a delicious nose. Dark, dark oak. I would call it sweet oak as a single note, but it is surrounded by a tremendous amount of sweetness. Powdered sugar covered caramel cheesecake. Some cherries on top in a cherry sauce too. Lots of cinnamon. Yeah great nose.
Mouth feel is odd. Little rough and grainy. Wood bitter up front. Geez, this teeters really close to over oaked. It opens up nicely on the palate. The bitterness lingers as a dark, low note but there is some good flavors to tease out. Yeah, sticking to the caramel cheesecake with a hint of cherry. Gets bitter on the finish again.
I’m going to let this sit for 20 minutes before final judgement...
So air time marginally improved it. More sweetness is coming through and the bitterness is turned down, but still prevalent throughout.
Ugh, the sticker is the best part of this bottle. Hopefully air time on the shelf makes it more enjoyable.
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That nose was very deceptive.