Penelope Private Select 4 Year Old, Toasted Oak Cask, Batch No. 22-302, Whiskey Hunt Australia, 57.5%

The 57.5% ABV makes this a notably high-strength bourbon, while the documented notes lean sweet and silky: vanilla wafer, caramel and sweet oak meet mild spice. I like that contrast, especially alongside the stated high-wheat character. The warming finish keeps vanilla, caramel and oak in view. It sounds like a dessert-leaning direction with enough spice to keep the sweetness from feeling one-note.

Reviewed by busstop lantern

Nose

Oily grains, Sweet oak, Vanilla wafer, Caramel

Palate

Silky, Sweet, Mildly spicy, Relatively high-wheat profile

Finish

Warming, Lingering vanilla, Lingering caramel, Lingering oak