ABV: 45 %
Origin: Kentucky, USA
Type: Bourbon
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 4/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and oaky. At first there’s a big vanilla and fresh oak sweetness with a side note of sweet dark fruits. There are raisins and candy cane mint sitting together with a caramel note which adds to the sweetness. There’s also a nail polish remover note floating around on top. The port feels really integrated in the experience and the whole comes through as very balanced. It doesn’t create any complexity though. This is a very good nose overall.

Mouth: It starts out with a brown sugar sweetness up front with a cherry and raisin fruitiness in the back. The oakiness, and spices deriving from it, emerges from the back. There are notes of vanilla, corn and caramel as well. It feels quite metallic in the back which brings it down a bit. It feels quite complex and there’s a nice mix inside which gives some coffee notes and some ripe fruit notes.

Finish: The finish starts out with a surge of candy cane mintiness and fresh red berries with cherries at the forefront. The transition is amazing. Vanilla and oak are added and the spicyness comes with it as well. The ripe notes and coffee are still in the back. The longer the finish goes, the more of the oak and the coffee comes through. Dark chocolote is added. The late finish is just the fresh oakiness running out its course. This is a great bourbon with a finishing period which matches the character in a balanced and delicious way.

Additional information
This straight bourbon is s limited release of 6000 bottles and is the third annual special release. It was aged for more than 4 years and then finished for 6 months in ex-Tawny Port Casks.

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