Review - Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon
"...we had put a few down by now so you need to use your imagination..."
Rating 3.5 Glasses
- Distillery: Heaven Hill Distilleries (Bardstown, KY)
- Years Aged: 9
- Proof: 86.6
- Price (USD): $ 29.95
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Reddish Amber
- Nose: Toffee, maple, vanilla
- Taste: Smooth
- Finish: Weak. Might need some Viagara for this one :)
- Conclusion: Barreled on 8.30.04, Barrel No. 1000, Bottled on 7.29.14
Ok for the money. We likened it to an old man rolling some dice drinking a coke. It was the end of the night and we had put a few down by now so you need to use your imagination on that last comment.
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Review - Bulleit® Bourbon Frontier Whiskey
"Favorite of the night out of all the bourbon tasted."
Rating 4 Glasses
- Distillery: Bulleit Distilling Company (Louisville, KY)
- Years Aged: NAS
- Proof: 90
- Price (USD): $ 28.95
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Light amber
- Nose: Oak, spice, sweet
- Taste: Oily, oak, smooth not harsh at all, maple syrup
- Finish: Toffee, long and dry
- Conclusion: Favorite of the night out of all the bourbon tasted. Rose above Evan Williams Single Barrel, Elijah Craig 12YR Small Batch, Jefferson's Very Small Batch & Wild Turkey® 81
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Review - Elijah Craig Small Batch 12 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Rating 3.5 Glasses
- Distillery: Heaven Hill Distilleries (Bardstown, KY)
- Years Aged: 12
- Proof: 94
- Price (USD): $ 27.95
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Reddish-brown, thick
- Nose: Complex, spice, harsh, smokey. Almost scotch-like
- Taste: Strong, buttery, alcohol, rum, stewed fruit
- Finish: Syrupy, long and fruity
- Conclusion: As a group this one was split down the middle on likeability.
- "Not Old Crow but if it had an older cousin who lived in a trailer park this would be it" ...Josh
Russ didn't like it and he made some crazy Richard Sherman face to show his distain.
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Review - Wild Turkey® 81 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
"Definitely a step up from the young and lackluster Wild Turkey 80 that it replaced."
Rating 3 Glasses
- Distillery: Wild Turkey® Distilling Company (Lawrenceburg, KY)
- Years Aged: 6
- Proof: 81
- Price (USD): $ 21.95
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Light & watery
- Nose: Oakey, caramel & vanilla, light spice but nothing like its 101 proof big brother
- Taste: Spice heavy up front, sour corn & cinnamon
- Finish: Smooth finish, alcohol at the end
- Conclusion: One guy in the group (Russ) said that it was "in yo face!" Not a bad mixer but nothing special. Would rather have 101 any day. Blended with 3 whiskeys from 6-8 years old which does give it some body and depth. Definitely a step up from the young and lackluster Wild Turkey 80 that it replaced.
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Review - Jefferson's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Very Small Batch
Rating 3 Glasses
- Distillery: McLain & Kyne (Clermont, KY)
- Years Aged: 8
- Proof: 82
- Price (USD): $ 29.95 on sale
- Availability: Widespread
Tasting Notes:
- Color & Consistency: Light amber, thin
- Nose: Sweet vanilla but not strong, caramel
- Taste: Creamy & sweet
- Finish: Smooth but somewhat short finish
- Conclusion: Not our first choice for the money Batch #448, Bottle #0514
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