Bourbon

This is from Makers Mark wood finishing series. This batch was made with American Oak staves that were charred on one side and left raw on the other side before finishing in the bourbon. Let’s see how it stands out. ABV: 55.3% Nose: Black Pepper, Tobacco leaf, Caramel, Honey, Sawdust, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, black pepper, heavy tannins, tobacco […]

This is from the “Old” style of Elijah craig bottles, this bottling is from 2016. I had this blind so keep that in mind while you read this. ABV: 69.7% Nose: Cherry Cola, Black Pepper, Vanilla, tannins. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Black Pepper, Cherry Cola, tannins, Vanilla, tons of heat. Finish: Medium length finish, tons of heat, cherry cola, tannins,

This is a release from Barton and is a 12 year old “High Rye” bourbon. Let’s see how this release is. ABV: 48.6% Nose: Caramel, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Cherry, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel. Vanilla, black pepper, tobacco leaf, cherry, slight dark chocolate. A touch of uneven heat throughout. Finish: Medium length finish. Very dry Black pepper, tobacco leaf, slight dark

This is the yearly limited edition blend from Four Roses. This bottle is non chill filtered and has the following recipe and ages in its blend, which is released at barrel strength: • 12 Year OBSV • 12 Year OESV • 19 Year OBSK • 16 Year OESK ABV: 55.7% Nose: Vanilla Cream, Butterscotch, tobacco leaf, green

This comes from Kentucky whiskey distiller New Riff. This Maltster has a unique mashbill of 65% corn, 18% Floor Malted Wheat, 7% Dark Wheat, and 10% Unmalted wheat. This was aged for at least 5 years before being bottled at 50% with no chill filtering. ABV: 50% Nose: Dark Chocolate, honey, breadiness Palate: Medium mouthfeel, dark chocolate, honey,

This is a bottling from brand 1792 which is the Barton distillery. This has no age statement, no mashbill, but we do know that it is at least 4 years and old and bottled at 50% abv due to being labeled Bottled in Bond. ABV: 50% Nose: Cherry, vanilla, slight black pepper Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Vanilla, cherry, black

This is a single barrel of 1792 selected by the state of Virgina. I do not know the age but we will see how they chose. I reviewed this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my notes ABV: 49.3% Nose: Cherry Coke, Caramel, Black Pepper Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Cherry cola, caramel, tannins, a bit of heat

This is a blend from Bardstown Bourbon company. The breakdown of this blend is 55% 13 year old 74 Corn/18 Rye /8 Malted Barley Mashbill (Barton), 37% 15 Year 78.5/13/8.5 (Beam?) and 8% 10 Year 75/13/12 (Beam?) that has been blended together. Let’s see how it is. ABV: 57.5% Nose: Fruity, orange peel, caramel, Cherry, black pepper,

This is the 2021 release of the fairly new line from Woodford, their batch proof series. It comes with the same mashbill as their standard offering but at the highest proof offered yet and straight from the barrel of the batch. ABV: 64.15% Nose: Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Frosting, tobacco leaf, metallic tinge, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, warm.