ThisKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, distilled in small batches, is aged for 7 years in new oak barrels.
Tasting notes from Thomas
The nose echoes the great bourbon themes. Varnished wood, vanilla ice cream and shredded coconut are all present. However, poppy and dehydrated fruit (apple, banana) seem to be deposited on a noble wood plank. The nose is lively and expressive, drifting gradually towards toasted bread, cinnamon and eucalyptus.
Aeration adds a few cereal notes. The dilution is not revolutionary, but makes the whole more homogeneous. Oranges, milk cream, chocolate and flowers (lilac) come through.
The texture, on the palate, is fluid with an obvious liveliness. The fruit has mutated and now seems centered on raspberry wafers, oranges and dehydrated banana. However, the classic notes are still there: vanilla ice cream, cinnamon and varnished wood. The second part of the palate is more vegetal, with cut grass and eucalyptus. Raspberry and graphite return to the fore.
The dilution makes it even more approachable, with a perfectly integrated fruity component. In addition, a few flowers (rose, lilac) seem to be incorporated into the profile.
The finish is opulent and rich. Slightly drier, driven by its woody impulses, it is enriched with vanilla, coconut and raspberry. Finally, graphite, fruit and spices fade into a vegetal atmosphere (cut grass, eucalyptus). The addition of water reinforces the impact of raspberry and coconut, while preserving the woody patina. Flowers also appear (rose, geranium).
"A rich bourbon that combines classicism withexuberantfruitiness... "
