NV Buffalo Trace Blanton's Single Barrel Gold Edition Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 51.5%

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 93.8 points

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  3/8/2021 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  My 2021 barrel from the UK (not Jeff’s)
  
  Letter N. Dumped 1/22/2020. Barrel 534. H. Rick 20. Bottle 269
  
  Nose/Floral - all oak
  Sweet - maple syrup central. Butterscotch and honey. Gummy bears, interesting.
  Nutty - pecan
  Spicy - black pepper
  Earthy - no
  Smoky - no
  Woody - dark pine into light cedar but Not Turkey dark cedar
  Fruit - cherry and orange. Classic BT
  Color - light amber
  Palate - all astringent oak, then fruit, then fades back to an oak exit.
  Value - fantastic
  Overall - my favorite of the Blanton’s lineup. This is the correct proof. Standard bottling is too weak. SFTB is delicious but how often can you drink gasoline. This is my favorite of the bunch.

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  10/25/2019 - andrewdodd86 wrote:

  (Jeff’s bottle)
  
  Floral - no
  Sweet - super duper
  Rich - and caramel central, creme brûlée
  Nutty - touch
  Spicy - some spice, more heat, cinnamon
  Earthy - no
  Smoky - no
  Woody - oak heavy, real dominates the palate, vanilla extract
  Fruit - orange,
  Value - amazing QPR

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  11/22/2018 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Bottled 2-8-2018 / Warehouse H / Rick 19
  
  Really liked it. Better nose than standard Blanton’s. More nutty? Less intense than SFTB obviously

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  5/31/2016 - Dancing with bottles Likes this wine: 92 Points

  bottled 19th Aug. 2005; Warehouse "H", Rick 34, Barrel 25, Bottle n. 85; 103 proof/51,5% Alc.
  
  (Due to the high alcohol I drunk this diluted with a spoon of very cold water from a bottle that has been opened at least 6 months ago with two thirds left in the bottle)
  
  The taste is now very similar to great old cognac. Not to sweet, not to much caramel or "perfume". Even diluted with a strong punch and good length. One of the best Bourbon I had incl. the premium bottlings from Wild Turkey.

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  10/23/2015 - Swaggering Beaunie Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Barrel 512, Warehouse "H", Rick 3. 103 proof.
  
  Nose: black pepper and white pepper.
  
  Palate: Tangerine peel, light Sumatra coffee, slightly sweet. Toast, cotton candy. Faint allspice. Faint juniper berry. Very complex. After some aeration, flavors and aromas of cinnamon assert themselves.
  
  This is perhaps the best Bourbon I have tasted. Distinctly superior to the 15- and 20-year-old Pappies. Unfortunately, it's not sold in the U.S. (a result of a Japanese company having acquired the entire stock). Hard to find, but worth the search.

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