88 / 100
This reads as a rich, oak-led Kentucky bourbon, with vanilla and caramel set against dark cherries and other fruit. The palate adds baking spice, dried fruit and oak tannins, so it sounds less like a one-note sweet pour than the deep nose might suggest. Chocolate, charred sugar and warming oak spice give the long finish a satisfying contrast, though the tannic edge and 57% strength point to a fairly weighty style. Its single barrel selection and new charred oak cask are clear parts of its identity.
Reviewed by cloudberrywren
- Nose
- Vanilla, dark cherries, caramel, toasted oak, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest
- Palate
- Caramel, toasted oak, vanilla, baking spice, dried fruit, oak tannins, blackberry, dark raisin, creamy mouthfeel
- Finish
- Long, crème brûlée, dark chocolate, oak spice, stewed fruit, warming, lingering wood, cinnamon