Background: This whiskey comes to us by way of Wild Turkey. This bourbon, named after Jimmy and Eddie Russel, are single barrel of Bourbon chosen by the company to be bottled and sold at higher proof with no chill filtering. This is an “off the shelf” single barrel. ABV: 55% Nose: Caramel, Butterscotch, Honey, Citrus, Oak. […]
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Background: This Wheated Bourbon comes to us from Buffalo Trace. This non age state bourbon is near the bottom of the rung when it comes to Buffalo Trace wheated bourbons, so let us see how it is. ABV: 45% Nose: Strong Ethanol, sharp, a hint of sweetness but no much under the harsh nose. Palate: Thin and
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Background: This flagship whiskey comes to us from the Wild Turkey distillery. This blend of bourbons is bottled at 101 proof. Nose: Typical Bourbon Sweetness, Vanilla, Caramel, oak, hint of cherry with some spice to it Palate: Nice medium feel on the mouth, the sweetness of bourbon is very upfront and it mixes well with the oak.
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Background: This bourbon comes to us by way of upstart distillery New Riff. This bourbon was aged for 4 years before being bottled in compliance with the bottled in bond act. This Bourbon has not been chill filtered. Nose: Brown sugar, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Pepper with some oak. Palate: Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Spicy rye Finish:
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Description: This is a single barrel of MGP bourbon bottled by OKI. Proof and age unknown to me as I did not ask when I ordered this. Nose: Caramel and spice, cinnamon and black pepper with some vanilla sweetness. Palate: Medium with a good mouth feel. Warm but not hot for proof. The sweetness is up front
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Background: This Bourbon comes to us from Old Forester which is owned by Brown Forman. Coming from Kentucky, this release in the Whiskey Row series is well regarded amongst enthusiasts. Let’s see how it performs. ABV: 57.5% Nose: Very sweet on the nose. Deep dried fruits, berries of some kind. Caramel and Vanilla and Oak undertones throughout.
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Background: This bourbon comes to us by way of Kentucky distillery Heaven Hill. This bourbon was aged for 12 year before being batched together at Barrel Proof and then bottled. ABV: 66.7% Nose: The nose on this is amazing, and despite the 66.7% content, I don’t get a huge blast of alcohol on the nose. The first
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Background: This bourbon comes to us by way of Buffalo Trace. This 10th Batch of Stagg Jr is the same mashbill as Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace but bottled at Barrel Proof. Much hyped let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 63.2% Nose: The nose brings out alcohol at first, (at 63% alcohol that is expected). However,
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Background: This bourbon is one of the first high proof Woodford Reserve Whiskeys. This batch of Bourbon was created by Woodford using the same specs as their standard bourbon but released at “proof”. Let’s see how they did. ABV: 62.9% Nose: A very strong scent, many flavors in there including the alcohol. There is Oak, Black Pepper,
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Background: This Bourbon comes to us by way of Buffalo Trace, a massive distillery located in Lexington Kentucky. This whiskey was aged for 10 years in New Charred Oak barrels before being bottled. ABV: 45% Setting: Neat in a Gleincarin, allows to sit for 10 minutes Nose: Sweet, mostly Caramel, Orange, hint of vanilla and a strong
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