Post sip a lot of the oak notes can be found; it smells fairly fresh with little to no char elements Very little else going on here, which is kind of nice after a pretty long day today.

With this being a fresh bottle crack, and me wanting to simply sit and savor this pour a little bit tonight I will be revisiting this soon once I get to know the bottle a little more. I'm also looking forward to sharing this with some company soon!

I'm now smelling a delicious loaf of banana bread baking in the oven, a little bit of barbecue smoke, It can definitely drink a little hot at times. me this pour felt a lot like your typical single barrel Jack Daniel's barrel proof picks, albeit a little there's barrel strength releases that handle their proof incredibly well (Elijah Craig, George T Stagg, Booker's

It reminds me of being on many camping trips in pine forests with little to protect me but perhaps one This bottle recently took the top spot on a really low-key, impromptu flight that I posted on Instagram , so perhaps my expectations were a little higher. night beat out Early Times, Old Grand Dad 114, and a Larceny store pick, but tonight it was just a little

, ranging from a pretty standard range of 180–220 bottles from well-aged whiskey, as high as 267 if little alongside a distinct mintiness that the largest portion of the OESF recipe is known for can be found with little

I dug in a little further and was able to find the three proofs, which was actually not that simple of Deep inhales produce little pleasure as dry vanilla and crushed-up alka-seltzer slowly drift into focus please my palate. ) I'm not the least bit surprised that this has been sitting on shelves everywhere I look Myself, like many other enthusiasts took notice when this came back around. I'm certainly going to be looking at Cathead with pretty severe skepticism from here on out.

A second sip is a little smoother and more concentrated in the tip and center of the tongue before washing

You've probably heard of or seen this brand by now. 2XO took the whiskey world by storm first with the words "two times oak", which is a description on how this blend is finished in a second barrel Nose: Boom I'm a little hung up on the oak now, so I'm going to jump into a sip to see if we can't get free from

This is a release that frequently runs too hot for comfort and drinks a little younger than I typically

Overall, this is a bright and bubbly whiskey that inspires one to look ahead to the possibilities of reveals more cherry, now turning towards the skins, before delicate wood spice rolls over the tongue in little In an effort to give a little extra color to this review, I'll share the comparisons I made in a quick

Proof, I thought it would be a great idea to throw it back to one of the batches that first got me hooked I'm expecting you know the brand well if you're looking into one of the labels with a little layer of It's unbelievable to me that this is 132.8 proof, as there is little evidence of that to the senses.

This took no time to kick into full gear at all. With a little time the glass softens nicely and we return to a hazelnut undercurrent. Some of the moments of this pour were exceptional and others were a little too spicy for my palate today I'd imagine if I wasn't up so late last night I may be a little more tolerant of barrel strength offerings I still thoroughly enjoyed this pour and will look forward to seeing what else comes out of Penelope