September 25, 2022 - Deep amber in color
Orange, citrus nose with some medicinal notes
Hot to the mouth, with a slow increasing belly burn. Not uncomfortable.
Longish finish. Tastes like the nose with some burnt wood notes. Not bad at all.
October 23, 2021 - W.A.N.K. (Alejandro's place, Mascot): On the nose cream, cereal, very soft smelling, a little vanilla and citrus underpin this. A little hot on the palate initially; cream, cereal. With water the nose diminishes, the alcohol is also diminished as well and the palate becomes more softly engaging, vanilla joins on the finish.
June 22, 2020 - Correct sans plus... il y a beaucoup d'autres choses plus intéressante.
February 28, 2020 - Agree with FARINAS comments regarding this being a good bourbon for wine drinkers.
December 8, 2018 - 47.0% alc
November 8, 2018 - Decent, not amazing
April 13, 2017 - Lots f tobacco on the nose richer and drier than standard bottling
Peppery and long
Aged with french wood staves and bottle at 47%
July 1, 2016 - Good, sweet, oak. Decent.
October 16, 2015 - Great nose, but the palate does not match it. Fairly simple and generic-tasting. Anything from Buffalo Trace outclasses this one. Will use for cocktails.
Edit: Gains depth and complexity with air. Notes of old tobacco barn, leather and black pepper creep in. I see what a previous reviewer meant by "spirit for wine drinkers". This needs a decant, like a red wine. I bumped the score up a couple of points to reflect the increased complexity.
November 21, 2012 - Spirit for wine drinkers. Lots of new oak and sweetness baked into this high octane spirit. Very good indeed!