Nose: notes of anise and cough medicine. Not nasty
medicinal, more like comforting medicine.
Tingly on lips and tongue, bitter and ashen on the swallow. Again, with the quality here it isn't
unpleasant, but it is a different taste to most bourbons. Sweetness is more
toffee than caramel, but everything comes with the ashen smokiness over
it. If you have fond memories of
somebody smoking, particularly having a drink, I find it reminiscent of that. For me, I'm reminded of my father (who on the
record didn't smoke), having a bourbon and water while the kitchen sink was
smoking nearby. That said, while working
my way through a glass, the smoke and char flavors tend to add up and coat the
inside of my mouth. Much like you used
to have to abandon the clothes that you wore out to the bar when they stank of
smoke, your mouth may need a cleanser after this.
I drank most of this a shot at a time over a nice sized
ice cube. Water opened it up a little
and the temperature took the edge off of the ash flavors. This was a selection that lasted almost a
year on my shelf. I rarely reached for
it as a desire, but grabbed it when I just wanted something and didn't want to
sit and savor it.
Final remarks, it was good, probably a decent value in
the upper $30s. Interesting to sample
for a little something different. Not sure I'll intentionally pick up another
bottle without a specific recommendation on a barrel.
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