Bourbon

You know it, most of you love it, my first foray into BTAC of any kind, the 2018 release of George T. Stagg. The details are a page long but the quick highlights: Age: 15 Year and 4 months Barrels: 284 Now lets dive in and see if it lives up to the hype ABV: 62.45% Nose: Dark Chocolate, […]

Background: This is a 2 year old Bourbon from Texas craft whiskey distiller Balonces. This was aged for 2 years after being distilled on a Pot Still in Texas in New Charred American Oak casks. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my review. ABV: 46% Nose: Green wood, vanilla sweetness, bubblegum,

Background: This is an 11 year old Four Roses Bourbon of the OBSQ recipe. This single cask was selected by a total wine and bottled at cask strength. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. Nose: Spiceness, creamy vanilla, tobacco leaves, oak, leather Palate: Medium mouthfeel, wet but not oily, Spice,

Sample 1 (Buffalo Trace Glencairn) Left These are 2 blind reviews of modern day OF and a 1990 OF exported to Japan, lets see how they stack up against each other blind! ABV: 43% Nose: Bananas, so much banana, bubble gum, caramel, oak. Palate: Thin, watery mouthfeel, Caramel, oak, banana, black pepper, spice. Finish: Short, little to none. This

This is the 2018 yearly release of the Fitzgerald BiB series. It has a mashbill of 75% corn, 20% wheat, and 5% malted barley. ABV: 50% Nose: Spice, Cherry, Vanilla, oak, Palate: Thinnish mouthfeel, Heat, Spice, leather, oak, Vanilla cream, Tobacco leaf. Finish: Medium length, Leather, oak, vanilla, black pepper. This just doesn’t do it for me. Oaky and

The Diamond Anniversary is a blend of 13 to 16 year old whiskies. ABV: 45.5% Nose: Sweet heavy vanilla, oak, caramel, some spice. This thing is a sweet vanilla bomb Palate: Alright mouthfeel, vanilla, spice, oak, musty a hint of caramel. Finish: Hint of vanilla, spice and oak but it doesn’t linger very long. This is fine, nothing wrong

Master’s Keep Revival is made from a blend of Wild Turkey Kentucky Straight Bourbon aged 12-15 years before finishing in at least 20-year-old Oloroso Sherry casks, hand-selected by Master Distiller Eddie Russell. Batch No. 1 Bottle No. 31,488 ABV: 50.5% Nose: Fruity sweetness, caramel, honey, oak, rye, a bit of mustyness that furit sweetness dominates the nose

This is a NCF limited release by wild turkey with a blending of bourbons ranging from 10-20 years old (TTB and labeling laws be damned!). Lets see how it compares to the MK 17 Batch 2 Bottle 23,350 ABV: 52% Nose: Spicyness, oak, black pepper, caramel, cherry. Nose is pretty muted for proof Palate: Oak, leather, spice, vanilla,

This is the oldest Wild Turkey released yet, being aged for 17 years. The unusually low proof is due to being aged in a cool and damp environment. Batch No.1 Bottle No. 36,873 ABV: 43.4% Nose: Pepper spice, caramel sweetness, cherry, oak, tobacco, underlying candy sweetness to it all. Palate: Oaky, but not too much oak. Caramel sweetness,

Background: This is a single barrel of Russel’s Reserve Bourbon selected by Red Eye M Lounge. This barrel came from Rickhouse K and Floor 5. This was bottled with no chill filtering. I had this blind then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 55% Nose: Faint notes, Caramel,