Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

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Bourbon Whiskey Reviews

Doc Holliday 7-Year Bourbon Review: Cask Strength, Bold Flavor

In the crowded world of single-barrel, cask-strength bourbons distilled in Indiana, this one is notable for its complexity and depth of flavor.

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Cream of Kentucky Cask Strength Bourbon Review: Is It Worth $95?

It finishes warm and hangs around a long time. Judging by its light color and lean mouthfeel, it's about 5 years old, which would explain its lack of complexity.

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Bardstown Bourbon High Wheat Review – Rich, Soft, and Complex at 106 Proof

The nose starts off nutty (think cracked, toasted wheat) before a whiff of orange marmalade arrives. Caramel and campfire balance each other before sweet corn, golden raisin and honey join the party.

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Woodinville 8-year Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

This is a dense bourbon, and deep, dark oak tones dominate and before cooked stone fruit, dried figs and baking spices roll across the palate, sweetening the whole.

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Old Forester 2024 Birthday Bourbon Review

On the nose, there is every classic Old Forester aroma: a little acetone and banana, citrus peel and deeply charred oak. Juicy Fruit Gum is all over this, as are surprises like a chocolate-coated cream-filled donut, candy bar (nougat and milk chocolate), nutmeg and cocoa powder.

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Maker's Mark Cellar Aged Bourbon 2024 Release Review

This bourbon just never runs out of gas. Every sip is a revelation, a new view into a complex whiskey providing countless vistas.

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Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon Review

Loads of baking spice, blackberries and cooked stone fruit cruise in on a wave of honey and an undercurrent of oak. It's sturdy but not fire-breathing hot as the nose suggested it would be.

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Mary Dowling Tequila Barrel Finished Bourbon Review

This feather-light whiskey is a malt drinker's bourbon, which, based on conversations I've had with Zamanian, who is a Scotch lover, may well be what he was after.

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Old Forester 117 Series, Rum Finish Review

Outside a faint tropical fruit note, the nose isn't recognizable as Old Forester. I'll be fair: Its aromas are solid: light and floral and slightly candied. Then, it moves to sherried notes like golden raisins, honey and baking spices.

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Four Roses 2024 Limited Edition Small Batch Bourbon Review

It's rich-rich on the palate. A blend of honey and Demerara syrups usher in deep oak tones and long-cooked fruit characters like blackberry preserves.

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Russell's Reserve 15 Year Old Bourbon Review

The nose is brooding and dark with a crispy foundation of chocolaty barrel char slathered in notes of dark berry jam, orange marmalade, and overcooked caramel. It's one of the more intense Wild Turkey noses I've experienced.

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Booker's "Beam House Batch" Bourbon Review

Per usual, this Booker's aroma is like the others: powerfully spicy and meant to warn that keeping the glass a few inches from one's nose is wise.

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Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Bourbon Review

Like those whiskeys, this is expressive and well-spiced. The nose shows more barrel notes than the wheated release, with plenty of oak and clove, but there's a thick layer of caramel sauce and gooey apple pie underneath that makes for a silky, sweet aroma.

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Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Wheated Bourbon Review

You may have plenty of craft bourbons on the shelf with a similar story to this one, but how many truly grain-to-glass bottles do you own from the big boys?

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Old Fitzgerald 10 Year Old Bottled In Bond Bourbon Review (Spring 2024)

The aroma is initially a bit gritty and grain-forward, with lots of roasted cereal and creamed corn upfront. With time to unwind, silkier notes of butterscotch, vanilla pudding, and peanut butter arrive, but there's still not a ton of depth.

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Green River Full Proof Bourbon Review

Whether you're sipping it alone while watching TV or enjoying it with friends around the campfire, you can't go wrong with this bottle.

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Still Austin Red Corn Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Review

I love the lightly piney note that comes right out of every glass of Still Austin whiskeys. It comforts me knowing something good and unique is coming.

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Monk’s Road Fifth District Series II Toasted Barrel Finish Review

If you want to try something new and not from one of the big distilleries, try this one.

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Chicken Cock Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

At 5 years, it possess aromas and flavors you'd expect from something two to three years older. I like it so much that I looked at my tasting notes from a single barrel pick of 6-year-old Chicken Cock bourbon and found them nicely aligned.

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Michter's 10 Year Single Barrel Bourbon Review – 2024 Release

What is there not to love about this almost-annual release? What bourbon fan would taste this and object to any of its qualities? Release after incredible release, it confirms what great bourbon should taste like.

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Barrell Bourbon Cask Finish Series: Mizunara Review

This is a deep, rich bourbon. The aroma is dark with molasses, Demerara syrup, and a bold fruitiness alternating between bright, fresh berries and fortified wine. As things open up, some crunchy toffee and pipe tobacco arrive.

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Angel's Envy Cask Strength Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Review

If you're even semi-American whiskey savvy, you recognize the phrase in this bottle's name: Cask Strength Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon. Well, it's true: no water was added to achieve 100 proof; just the mingling of sub- and above-100-proof casks to attain that essential proof for BIB.

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Old Elk Cognac Finish Bourbon Review

There are days when I think, "I'm finished with cask finishes!" and then there are days when cask finishes redeem themselves. Old Elk Cognac Cask Finish did that recently when I tasted it and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Larceny Barrel Proof Batch B524 Review

If any tells you bourbon is too one dimensional, all vanilla and butterscotch, hand them this bottle. It's a veritable fruit salad of flavor and aroma, kicking off with a rich, buttery nose of caramel-covered red apple, soft baking spice, and cocktail cherry.

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Maker's Mark 'Heart Release' Bourbon Review

Like every wood-finished Maker's release, The Heart Series offers up a rich and complex nose featuring oak, chocolate, cinnamon and clove. Pastries, pie crust and fruit tarts made from all three doughs emerge laced with caramel and mocha.