with my own money for the purposes of this review, scoring a bottle at one of my local packies for right batch, being bottled at full barrel strength as the label foretold feels like this is proofed just right

Right open and into a review? I think so. Honey and light rose hips are very unique and welcome flavors tonight. my prior point about a proof imbalance

As I get back to the tasting notes you might be able to actually understand, my patient reader, I begin Bonus Booker's reviews I'd recommend checking out: 2016-05 Off Your Rocker (4/5) 2017-02 Blue Knights

tastes any good, so I am going to opt to skip over the distillery history on this one, and we'll jump right This is wonderfully expressive right from the get-go.

A light smoke permeates everything. The linger is long but light and quite thin with just trace cherry and raspberry. Light cherry skins and harsh oaky molasses continue to be the predominant flavors.

I like what I am smelling so far - it's overall quite light in intensity on the nose before I've had experience I mentioned in the tasting of the 23 year Elijah Craig - it's like looking into a bright light Another sip adds a light cinnamon, a touch of clove and orange zest. I find a light cola characteristic underneath everything but this drinks like an incredibly well crafted Like the 2010 it is quite light on the nose; I couldn't imagine smelling anything here out of anything

Vanilla sugar cookies right away when I lift the glass to my nose. There's a background hint of confectioners sugar and incredibly light and approachable cinnamon that

Coming back to this after a little more air time has led this glass towards a light plum, singed cacao For now it's a sweet medley of plum jam, grape jelly, caramel squares and light toffee. My last sip is a bittersweet farewell, with light chocolate shavings, orange sherbert, level oak, coffee

that follows carries a mild pomelo character and a general feeling of booziness, like a gin cocktail might

Light caramel and cherry shine through early. Candy apple springs forward. Slight pepper with a light oily mouth coating. Good. Light pepper with a dense sweet cherry. Rich syrupy molasses mixed with dark chocolate.

That might just be an artifact of the fact I have too many options though!

Let's dive right in and see how this barrel does. My right nostril finds synthetic leather and coffee bean.