Were you on the fence about picking this Wathen’s Single Barrel? I’m going for this one tonight as it’s the only thing new I have on hand after a busy weekend of projects! Company on Label: Charles Medley Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 77% Corn, 10% Rye, 13% Barley Proof: 94° Age: NAS Further identification: This is a sourced bourbon from an unknown/undisclosed distillery Nose: Medicinal cherry to start. Brass metallics like a spent 30-06 cartridge. This nose feels like a story from a wise grandfather. A slightly shiny caramel is there, but it doesn't really care how you feel about it. Synthetic vanilla and some light herbal spices. Dusty oak and a hint of citrus. This richness of the caramel is enhanced after a sip. Near the bottom of the glass a lemon zest is brooding. Empty glass smells like a Four Rose's Small Batch Select. Palate: Syrupy medicinal cherry again is forefront. It is followed by herbal oak and a wave of spiced vanilla. It almost has a winter drink feel to it, like a marshmallow-laden hot chocolate with some nutmeg sprinkled on top. The mouth feel is fairly nice and the flavor profile is very direct and unwavering. At the bottom of the glass the flavors are bordering on sweetness but really stay tied into that metallic and medicinal feel. Relatively simple in complexity, but a really unique pour I've enjoyed enough to give a 2nd bottle a go! Rating: 3/5 Update after having another pour after this opened up a bit: This tastes a lot like a Beam product to me...

Michter's has two lesser-known legacy brands they continue to put out releases for in Shenk's and Bomberger's. You may have seen both of the 2021 releases starting to hit shelves recently around you! I had a pour of the 2020 Shenk's last night as I packed box after box to move out of my previous residence. No time like the present to get into a pour of the 2020 Bomberger's as I sit on the porch of my new home, surrounded by a mess of things that have yet to find a permanent spot. Let's give this a quick review tonight as I am on the more-tired-than-usual side! Company on Label: Michter's Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: Undisclosed Proof: 108° Age: NAS Further identification: Batch 20G1523, Bottle 1100 of 1759. Review: Delicious bright red maraschino cherry on the nose. Seasoned oak. Citrus floats up powerfully but soft. First sip is like sweet cherry cola. Vanilla layers in for another slice of yum. Tart, lively and effervescent this has all the qualities of a fantastic mouth feel for me. Finish is superbly long and intense with maple syrup, plum, raspberry jam and fig. Highly recommended for someone who likes sweet yet tart flavors that aren't overly in your face. End of the glass smells of lemongrass, allspice and dark chocolate. Rating: 4/5

It's been much too long since the last Un-Gnome Whiskey review! @amongstthefernsco poured me something blind tonight and I'm so ready. This one comes into my hands appearing very dark... Interesting! Let's see if we can figure this one out. Bottle information will be posted after the glass reveal at the end. Scroll slow if you don't want spoilers! Nose: Stone fruit forward. Very sweet bourbon aromas at the start. Cinnamon smoke, almost like an incense floating into my lungs feeling. Light raisin. Dried plum. Cherry skins. It's both a cacophony of aromas, but all of them altogether fairly muted at the start of this glass. I'm going to give it a swirl. Not much springs forward even now, but maybe some slight unique grains and a bit of chocolate. Things are evolving towards more of a rye profile now with allspice and cloves. Funky change! I almost want to keep letting this change on the nose, but the lack of exciting punchy aromas are also driving me towards starting into a sip to help me identify this one. Post sip this is super herbal which is interesting given the sweetness of the sip. Copper metallics with some heavy patina. This pour feels moody. Deep inhales present a light cotton aroma I recognize a bit. The rest of the pour highlights some dark maple syrup that has been somehow stripped of its sweetness. Interesting cereal grains, results in a slightly higher than usual malt level that isn't my favorite, but also works fairly well with the darker aromas of the glass. What happened to those sweeter fruit from the first nose? That smoked incense has returned. Empty glass highlights dark chocolate, copper, molasses and oak. Palate: Light syrupy plum that sticks to the top of my tongue and nowhere else. Clove pop followed by more unique grainy oak. I have a feeling this is a specialty offering from a craft whiskey company that I won't know off the top of my head. I know a few people have sent me things that could fit that bill and are in the running here, so memory may be on my side. There is a nice creamy texture to this. More of that plum sweetness. There is a long build towards a fairly strong chest hug. This might be up around 100-110 proof. Does this have a finish to it? I can't tell. It's a very light/short barrel finish if so, but the one-directional fruit sweetness says maybe a wine barrel was involved. Altogether, for how dark this is, I really expected more flavor. A larger chew elicits a spicy cherry, dark grapes void of tannin, a metallic molasses and something bordering on citrus. Something with maybe a tiny bit of banana hiding in the back of some cereal notes on the last sip. This one is befuddling. At the very end I get more proof than I thought... Rating: 3/5 Guess(es): 1) King's County Barrel Strength Bourbon II) Starlight Sherry Finished Bourbon III) J. Rieger Co Private Stock Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Bourbon Reveal: J. Rieger Co Private Stock Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Bourbon Post tasting/reveal thoughts: I think I overthought and overestimated the color part of this, and then let the proof thoughts spiral towards confirmation bias. Well, I was right on figuring out this has a subtle finish to it! Got it on the 3rd guess, which I'll take. Thank you to @bruns_bourbon for this sample that I got as part of a swap. I'm told this is likely 6-7 year old MGP. Company on Label: J. Rieger & Co Whiskey Type: Finished Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 56% Corn, 30% Rye, 14% Malted Barley Proof: 100° Age: NAS (assumed 6-7 years?) Further identification: This is a store pick from Bubble's Wine & Spirits; the sample was given by @Bruns_Bourbon on Instagram

As you can tell from the bottle fill level left at the time of review, this was a staple pour of mine for quite some time before sitting down for a formal review. Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 110° Age: 8 years Further identification: Rapid Liquors store pick Barrel 20-0164. Distilled 09/19/11, dumped 03/31/20, bottled 05/21/20 from Warehouse E, Floor 4. Nose: One of my favorite caramel specific note noses to date. Touched with pepper and funky oak. Oily goodness provides a rich, thick base. Cherry sits into a leather couch, not getting up for anyone. Sweet bakery confection, but also heavy like brown sugar sticky buns. Vanilla glaze definitely helps sell this experience. Explosive in the scents that jump out of the glass without any ethanol punch. Noses more like a 12 year old barrel at closer to 10 years aged in actuality. Such creamy goodness, noses up there with some really heavy hitters. Vanilla turning lighter than the beginning glaze texture now, making way for a hint of bright florals. Lemongrass citrus note is also an unbelievable addition late; where did this complexity come from? A linen note I've only specifically experienced in George T Stagg before. Yuuuum. Ugh. I have maybe two pours left of this and the nose is just exceptional. It smells like everything a bourbon should be, and what made me fall for this brand of spirit in the first place. Palate: Much of the same expressiveness on the palate; cherry and a lovely menthol lead the way. Way more herbal here on palate without the creamy caramel and brown sugar holding down the lighter notes. There is still a sweet & spicy brown sugar on the tip of the tongue but its effect is reduced on the overall blend of flavor. Perfect mouth feel, not too drying. The nose rising experience of a good sip and chew is lovely. No sting but linen & molasses rise strongly. Later in the pour things definitely transition to that sweet citrus side of things. Enjoyable oakiness where I would normally prefer other flavors works very well here. This one is definitely staying on my shelf as long as I can keep it there. May be one of the best Russell's picks out of MA. I am truly sad this is the only bottle that I have. Rating: 5/5

About my last post... I may have said I go for Kentucky Spirit before I reach for a Rare Breed. Well I did so because yesterday was a little on the hotter side and I had lower proof on my mind, but today cooled off marvelously here in New England. As such, my penchant for barrel proof bourbon seems to also have come back and I found myself looking at a bottle of none other than... Rare Breed! I have done a Head-to-Head of these before, but thought I'd give Rare Breed a shot at redemption yet again after bad mouthing it while ogling what was already in my glass! Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Proof: 116.8° Age: NAS (formerly known to be a blend of 6, 8 and 12 year old bourbons) Further identification: This is one of the newer labels (likely purchased in 2020) Nose: Oaky to start with some nice citrus zest. Silky cherry. Vanilla bean with high intensity. Herbal greens; almost verdant like a summer forest. Intense zesty spices churning up from the depths. Limoncello and chocolate, delicious aromas. More herbal and zesty post sip. Level oak says it is just the right age for me. A new, lighter, dusty oak is starting to come through now. The herbals & lemon zest continue to be the highlight of the nose which I absolutely adore as very few things can pull off a quality limoncello profile. Oh near the bottom of the glass as things warm up from the heat of my hand is where this starts to get really interesting. Rich milk chocolate and marshmallow turn this into a beautiful sweet dark candy bouquet. I don't want to finish it now for fear of this smell going away. It took the better part of an hour to get here but it's so fun to see things evolve like this. Palate: Lemon shaved ice first and foremost. Cherry sundae drizzles. Caramel forward on a solid sweet yet slightly spicy mouth coating. Very oak forward with more of that limoncello experience from the nose transferring. Molasses is on the thinner and sweeter side, maybe closer to a maple glaze with brown sugar. Vanilla extract is punchy and powerful now. Just a hint of cracked, empty peanut shells is present. Definitely drinks closer to a Warehouse E Russell's Reserve pick. Lovely palate profile, but is lacking somewhat in the linger and finish category. Larger sip produces large oak notes, cherry hots and cinnamon sparkle. This sip does reveal a fairly solid linger of marmalade over lightly toasted bread. Last sip is a wave of caramel, molasses, earthy herbs and allspice. Solid pour! Rating: 4/5 Yeah, this is a solid pour too - but definitely in a different way than last night's Kentucky Spirit pour. This drinks far more similarly to a good Russell's Reserve pick as I mentioned above, and as-such, I stand by my ranking from the Head-to-Head post. Cheers!

This is a staple Wild Turkey product for me. I tend to reach for another one of these before I go for a Rare Breed. With both Jimmy and Eddie Russell's names on the bottle, I know I'm in good hands. Plus it says it was "selected for the bourbon connoisseur". What could go wrong? Keep in mind this is a single barrel product and your glass/bottle/barrel may vary from mine! Let's taste what I've got below. Company on Label: Wild Turkey Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Malted Barley Proof: 101° Age: NAS (~8-9 years) Further identification: Bottled 07/06/20 from barrel no 1516, stored in Warehouse A on Rick no 40 Nose: Rich, ripe, syrupy cherries and peanut brittle to start. Potent molasses has a kind of strength to it that says it's not going away. Vanilla perfume. Light un-cracked peppercorn. Confectionery caramel with a light whipped cream. Paper birch wood and some lofty allspice exhibits some unique barrel interactions. All of the confectionery sugar you could ask for I feel like I'm at a bakery in this glass. Oddly enough an aroma that vaguely reminded me of my old dentist's office, who recently retired. There is a really unique citrus to this I haven't found in anything else. It's a good aroma and gives this a nice complexity past the sweet vanilla explosion it is most of the rest of the time. Woah, suddenly the stone fruit come rushing in to save this pour just when I was about to think it was finished. Slightly tart plum and grape jelly are here now. Nice evolution on this glass. I love how Wild Turkey products can consistently deliver big flavors at such approachable proofs. Palate: Silky, creamy first sip of all vanilla. It lingers unbelievably long and eventually some of the peanut brittle sneaks in (like 4-5 minutes after my sip). Delicious first sip of the day choice right here! Another sip elicits more of the peanut aromas, but now they are more like actual salted peanuts; a small handful for a quick evening snack. The mouth coating is on the thinner side and larger sips do prove to be quite drying. Now that the stone fruit came back the last sip of this glass is both easy and satisfying with long, drippy cherry juice. At times both simple and complex - I'd recommend this product to someone who either hasn't tried Booker's Bourbon yet and wants to know if the price will be worth it, or someone who likes Booker's and needs a more affordable daily sipper. Rating: 4/5 I am quite tired today after a long day of home construction work, and this pour was just what I was looking for. I think I'll have another before settling in a little early tonight!

Four Roses Single Barrel (not the barrel strength version)... Would you consider this a shelfer? I would, and I'll be tagging and labeling it as such! This one is really interesting because there is a strong probability of high variation between warehouses and floors. I've tried to seek out warehouses with an S in the name as I've enjoyed a few from that area. Company on Label: Four Roses Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Malted Barley Proof: 100° Age: NAS (~8 years) Further identification: Warehouse SS, Barrel 21-4C Nose: Lovely sweets and richly aromatic from the first smell. Funky caramel and heavy dark chocolate hangs low in the glass. Slightly meaty spice, like a maple / brown sugar glazed ham. Stalky, rich dried corn. Pepper is really zesty and almost effervescent on the nose. It zips around with high energy; a very excitable bouquet of aromas to this one. Suddenly the glass seems to have turned a corner into the floral profile I was more expecting, but some flashes of the old experience still flash out at times. I'm going to give this one a good swirl before I go for a sip. Now a perfumed dusty oak is heavily apparent. Plums come along with a wave of proof that actually made me cough a tiny bit. Still pretty funky at times the caramel note is tied into some very untraditional notes that make this really unique. Post sip, most of the nose is dominated by the black pepper and rose peach perfume. I feel like I am supposed to be going to church somewhere in Georgia. I've only been once but the breakfast scene was great. Orange peel is starting to show up later in the glass. More of that funky chocolate from the start. Digging deep a nice vanilla can be found. Empty glass is all chocolate, caramel, leather, and a little bit of tobacco smoke. It seems the age was all in the undertones. Palate: Syrupy plum, but dotted with pockets of black pepper that sting their way backwards. The fruit wave is a nice wash-through of a mouth coating, but it leaves behind something over-ripened. Second sip is much more settled with a light creamy peach profile presenting very mellow. Orange zest and a sweet red maraschino cherry. Almost has a powdery texture to it like a sweet tart. Still very sweet throughout, but in a strange way; it almost feels synthetic to me. Vanilla linger is starting to take over near the end of the glass. It gets followed almost every time by a slightly tannic fruit profile that tingles the insides of my lips. I could really see this being someone's favorite profile, but it's not for me tonight. Last sip was actually very interesting with a hibiscus wave turning into a breakfast parfait. The caramel finally lost it's funk and shined well on the finish. Rating: 3/5 Early on I was actually already far more impressed than I thought I would be with this one. I've previously had 2 other bottles of a 100 proof single barrel and have always regarded it as a strong value option. It did end up turning out far more entertaining/enjoyable on the nose than the palate here though. I am slowly learning that I just don't think I'm that big of a Four Roses fan. Though I have been shared some barrel strength options that have surprised me. This one just fell a little short of being considered truly enjoyable all the way through. The ending was also impressive and took a surprise turn somewhere I never thought this glass was going. Super fun pour and an absolute must-try to see how you feel about it. It's incredibly accessible at the $45 price point you can probably find it at almost any store you try. To help you understand what a 3 rating for me means - I'm going to go for another pour of this tonight. It really is the middle of the road score to me.

This batch is named in honor of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club. I recently got the honor of getting to roll alongside some of the Blue Knights in a funeral procession for a member that was close in the family. I decided to finally get this open and think about some interesting lives other than my own for a little. This pour is for Carl. Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 127.4° Age: 6 years Further identification: 2017-02 Blue Knights Batch comes bearing a light green label in a wooden box with a batch information card; I believe this was the first year they started including a batch information card, but someone feel free to chime in and correct me if I'm wrong! Nose: Lovely citrus and a floral bouquet. Smells like a warm summer day in a sun soaked grassy field. Blood orange sweetness and a wisdom-filled oak join me. A weathered and worn leather can be found floating on a light breeze. Lovely fruit mingle with a dusty old wood plank… prunes and lemon meringue pie with a thick, flaky crust. Completely turned a page into a beautiful vanilla aroma as I get towards the bottom of the glass. Empty glass has a rich fresh leather aroma with a hint of chocolate. Palate: Yow! Big proofy punch like taking a shot with that warm chest hug that always follows. Mellows into a pool of caramel and a linger of pepper. Another sip is more of that rich orange sweetness from the nose, layered into smooth vanilla bean. With cloves leading at times, it's zesty and powerful. This one brings quite the party. All throughout after a little oxidation is infinite layers of sweet crème brûlée. The linger is impossibly long. A bold and unforgettable pour. Rating: 4/5

I had this out already as I was preparing a sample for some lucky duck and decided it had been quite long enough since the last time I enjoyed this. I was on the fence about tasting notes but decided to go for it while I had a little bit of time to sit and enjoy. I got my first taste of this in a sample swap myself. Hopefully the recipient of my sample will enjoy it as much as I did. It was good enough for me to select it as my choice from a 2020 raffle I was lucky to win. Company on Label: Heaven Hill Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 120° Age: 10 years Further identification: Purchased in 2020 Nose: Bright vanilla along with a light Heaven Hill paper note I've come to know and expect. It's pretty dusty paper though; I feel like I'm in some kind of luxurious office with too many crevices to keep perpetually clean. Yum - a sweet candy profile that is similar to smarties or a nerdz candy rope. A little bit of syrupy strawberry starting to form. Some faint pepper notes are delicate. Very well kept at the start of the glass. The intensity to the sweet stone fruit is certainly unlocked after a sip. Finally the oak makes itself known as one would expect to find on a uniquely finished bourbon such as this; it's right around that age where spices start to take over, but the dark leather and tobacco notes are not yet present. It makes for a lighter aroma; something airy and promising. It smells like freshly split oak logs on a dry Fall day. Hmm, really getting that Fall vibe in my head now - something like a pile of leaves... Or maybe I'm just day-dreaming or projecting my favorite season now. Hotter baking spices are really beginning to kick up more frequently and with a larger intensity nearing the bottom of the glass. Very well rounded and complex nose. Palate: Instant prevalent cherry shoots across the tongue. A light cinnamon remains where the cherry dries up or falls away. Slight red wine tannin lingers at the edges of my tongue. Delicious marshmallow has formed now, comingled with sweet plum and raspberry jam. A creamy thin textured caramel is quite late to the party, but adds well to the profile. A little hot on the last sip, but still a lot of dark red fruit sweetness. I wish this did a little more, but the flavors that are present are all solid. Rating: 4/5 The nose definitely put the palate to shame on this one and that is likely the only reason I can't give this a 5! Still a solid pour I look forward to continuing to share with good company.

Granny's Tagalong Blend is a 50/50 mix of 2020-01 and 2021-02 batches from Booker's. I found a lot of peanut shell notes in Granny's batch, and also found a salted peanut profile to Tagalong... What does one do with those two things? Try to make a whole-ass peanut experience of course! Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 127.15° (blended calculation) Age: 6 years Further identification: Blended at a 50/50 ratio on 12-July-2021 Nose: Starts out like vanilla extract spilled on a newspaper. Dry and clear oaky influence. Much more of the peanut shells of Granny's than the peanut profile of the Tagalong is shining through. Maybe a 3:1 mix of Tagalong to Granny's next time? Wow, really interesting heavy burnt char with some light smokiness comes alongside a chocolate note. Rye spice and caramel. This might be ever so slightly better than the sum of its parts. It coalesced into something both unique and somehow comforting. The vanilla note is divine. I can't understate this. It's fantastic. It's flirting with the idea of turning into a marshmallow but I think it's quite content where it is. Citrus evolves later. Plum layers in well. Palate: Wow, super rich cacao powder. Punchy vanilla. I'm envisioning Nilla wafers, dusted with tons of Hershey's cocoa mix (which totally takes me back to the 90s). Oh... Oh yes! It worked! It's like the whole peanut experience! The dusty shell cracks away, exposing a salted peanut underneath - ready for snacking. I know this was kind of a simple X + Y = Z experiment, but you never know with whiskey. It's actually really delicious this way too. It doesn't seem to have the same evolution of complexity as the individual pours, but if this stays like this I'm really pleased with where it ended up. It's like sitting in a warm living room with the wood stove roaring, drinking a hot chocolate and snacking on a few peanuts as the fire crackles. I will definitely be mixing up more of this for this winter. Towards the end of the glass more of the rye spice and proofy cherry return. Actually does have the layers, evolution and complexity of the underlying bottles. A solid combination I definitely think needs a side by side to fully evaluate. There is something silky & creamy about the plum/cherry finish to this. Yum. Last sip is a vanilla char explosion of impressive length. Several minutes of an almost minty throat linger is an awesome farewell. Rating: 4/5

I've reviewed Granny's Batch in a short flash review before, but thought it was owed a little deeper dive. As I mentioned in my previous post, Granny's Batch was the batch that really got me hooked on Booker's. I was sitting up one night having a night cap, getting ready to head to bed to rest up before a flight to Alaska the next day, and this pour totally took me by surprise. I was amazed at all the flavors. I knew this one was going to be special to me. Let's see if over a year later the same sentiment holds true. Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 126.4° Age: 6 years Further identification: 2020-01 Granny's Batch comes bearing a pink label in a wooden box with a batch information card Nose: Buttery and sweet at first smell. Toasted walnuts. Dusty oak and citrus. Powdery vanilla that has some cake-like characteristics. I can almost smell something dark smoldering beneath the surface. I'm expecting a big pop of powerful aromas any moment now. Some dry wood characteristics continue to layer in like stringy paper birch bark. Boom. A light swirl released the fury of this one. Rich, spicy cherry stampedes out, leaving a trail of black pepper, dark stewed plums and a slight grape tannin. A lovely cacophony. I'm actually not getting any of the Beam peanut shell that Granny's Batch is notorious for and why I fell in love with Booker's in the first place. That's also why I really enjoy this pour too though because it evolves very drastically, inter- and intra-glass. Time for a sip. This glass is starting to turn on that dark rye spice and a bit of salt comes along with it. Vanilla layers back strongly later in the glass. Pepper spice again, but stronger this time. The vanilla note is finally delicate enough to let that peanut shell note shine through. Yum! Palate: High flying, high proof ball of FIRE on my first sip. I was not ready for something that intense tonight as a first pour. I'm going to lean on an old trick and hold a little bit of this in my mouth for as long as I can bear and see how I fare coming out the other side. Worked a charm. I am getting a thick syrupy cherry juice and the beginnings of peanut shells starting to creep in. After the first sip shock wore off, the profile is almost delicate in a way, even at 126.4 proof. Creamy citrus, a bit of copper metallics, rye spice, cinnamon stick, and plum linger very long. Definitely a batch for sipping, and I think does well in cooler Fall weather. On this slightly muggy August day, it feels quite potent, and leaves me with a bit of sweat forming on my nose. Time to kick on the AC and finish this glass. Hidden under that powerful cherry note are those dusty, salted peanut shells I know and love. It took a long time to set up tonight, but it finally arrived at a slightly drying mouth coating that lingers impossibly long. That's the beauty of a good barrel proof offering - the waves of flavors seem to go on forever. Rating: 4/5 I knew this one was going to do well tonight when it started out with way more layers than I was expecting out of this pour. In the end it finally presented me with those dusty, salted peanut shells I was waiting for the entire glass. I am actually really interested to see if a little blending experiment between Granny's Batch (the peanut shells note) and Tagalong Batch (actual peanuts note) can combine to form a whole-ass peanut profile. I've already blended it up and I'm just giving it time to mix and mingle now. Looking forward to reviewing the result of that experiment soon!

I'm going to preface this review with the fact that Granny's Batch was the batch that really got me hooked on Booker's. I was sitting up one night getting ready to head to bed to rest up before a flight to Alaska the next day, and this nightcap pour totally took me by surprise. I was amazed at all the flavors. I knew this one was going to be special to me. Even for all my love of it; I still haven't sat down for a complete review of it... I will present my first impressions I had here, but stay tuned for a more in-depth review to come in the future before my bottle is empty. Company on Label: James B. Beam Whiskey Type: Bourbon Mash Bill Percentages: 75% Corn, 13% Rye, 12% Barley Proof: 126.4° Age: 6 years Further identification: 2020-01 Granny's Batch comes bearing a pink label in a wooden box with a batch information card Nose is like smelling a big bucket of salty, dusty peanut shells. The shells specifically... Really great experience all around with cherry dancing in between the peanut shells. Traditional oak and vanilla notes with a tiny bit of zest in the background. Palate is super rich with a great mouth feel. Syrupy cherry peanut transfers well from the nose. It is thick, savory and twangy like a buttery Thai dish. Finish is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. Great overall proof point and experience with this. Rating: 4/5 I’ll admit this bottle can be hit or miss sometimes depending on oxidation levels and natural batch variation, but this hits the spot more times than not. Do you like this batch? If not, what is your favorite? Let me know!