Bourbon

This is a blend of bourbons that is married together in a solera cask system. These are a blend of bourbons from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Colorado. This particular batch comes from their uncut and unfiltered line. Yield was 300 bottles and you can see the blend of bourbons on the bottle. How did this […]

This is a Knob Creek Single Barrel from The Party Source, a liquor store down in Kentucky. This one was aged 9 years and some change then bottled at 60 %. This is a part of a mini series where my reviews over the past and next few days have all been blind and submitted

This comes from cask producer Breckenridge. This is their bourbon that has been finished in port casks. A strange finishing for bourbon, lets see how it turned out. This came from Batch 7 I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading this review. ABV: 46% abv Nose: Vanilla, cherry, toffee, light green apple. Palate: Medium

This is a single barrel pick by the Bourbon Enthusiasts club. Four Roses, aged for 9 years and 9 months then bottled this OESQ recipe at cask strength. I had this blind and then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 55.9% Nose: Caramel, oak spice, toffee, tobacco leaf, dark

This is an Old Forester barrel pick from sunshine liquors based out of Palm Harbor Florida. I had this blind and then was revealed the bottle, so keep that in mind when you read this review. ABV: 45% Nose: Dark Chocolate, oak spice, Cherry, vanilla. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, vanilla, cherry cola, oak spice. Finish: short finish. Oak spice, vanilla,

This comes from Heaven Hill, and is a 12 year old version of their Evan Williams line (mashbill of 75% Corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley). This is mainly an export but can be found at the gift shop at $100+. ABV: 50.5% Nose: Cherry, vanilla, oak spice, black pepper, nutmeg, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Burst of

This is a blind review that I did, of a 1792 Full Proof picked by the Loch & Key Society.  ABV: 62.5% Nose: Heavy baking spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, toffee, vanilla beam, raspberry cream Palate: Medium mouthfeel, vanilla bean, cherry, raspberry sweetness, toffee, rich caramel. Finish: medium length finish, oak spice, dark chocolate, vanilla cream. Rating: 6/10 A little on the

This is an offering from Wild Turkey. It is a single barrel option, one you can choose between it and Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel. They bottle this one at 101 proof much like their mainline WT 101. ABV: 50.5% Nose: Rye Spice, orange Peel, Caramel, faint musty funk, some light vanilla. Palate: Light mouthfeel, orange peel, faint rye

Buffalo Trace SiB Yankee Store Pick Barrel #19 (Central Ohio Bourbon Glass) These are 2 Buffalo Trace single barrels, picked from different stores. I have no info on them besides the basics and felt it would be fun to pit them head to head against each other. ABV: 45% Nose: Light Cherry, vanilla, slight oak spice, cinnamon,

This is a SiB bourbon picked by Bourbon Wine and Spirits. This was aged 10 years, 11 months, then bottled at cask strength and is the OESO recipe. Let us see how well It holds up. ABV: 52.5% Nose: Oak Spice, Black Pepper, tobacco leaf, leather, must, light toffee, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Black Pepper, Oak Spice, Rye Spice,