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New Riff 4 Year Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
November 27, 2020 (edited December 13, 2020)
This is my second pour from this bottle, and I learned from the first that this takes a good bit of time to open up in the glass.
After 5 minutes, I am getting the most delicate, sweet, berry-like nose off of this, like berry fruit-by-the-foot mixed with a hint of woodsy cologne. There's also a touch of cinnamon gum, like Big Red?
The taste is light, drinking below its proof, which is admittedly not very high. There is an initial woodsy, cologne, and maple syrup quality to this. What follows is cinnamon, anise, bazooka Joe bubble gum, and sweet cream sugar like in coffee creamer. There's a nice hug and a really long finish that ever so slowly dissipates.
It reminds me a bit of a pancake and maple syrup breakfast. I said the "pancake and maple syrup" part out loud (using voice to text) and my wife said "yup!" in the background. So, we both think so.
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@ctbeck11 thanks! I haven't had the rye yet. I'm sure I'll get there eventually. maybe when my group does a pick
Great review. I love their BiB rye as well as the single barrel I have. I have a bottle of the bourbon, but haven’t sat down and taken notes on it yet. Really impressed with the quality that New Riff is putting out, especially for a young, craft distillery.