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release trail behind with too much funky cinnamon and this pour unsurprisingly cannot live up to 2022 George T. Stagg which sings with bold, oaky, beautiful bourbon depth. I am surprised by an apple cider vinegar note that has been cropping up on 2022 George T, though I'll

incredibly satisfying and this is where the caramel creaminess sets this pour up on a well-founded stage Honestly this release reminded me a lot of 2020 George T Stagg at the start.

When my good friend Jason Kass heard I had not yet tried the 26A release, despite being known as "The Stagg In an era of wildly variable Stagg releases, I was curious to see if 26A could once again march to the understanding that your palate mileage may vary, here's everything I found on the first release of Stagg Overall this is a surprisingly refined Stagg, one that seems to have shaped up after a stint in private place it in the power ranking I maintain in my Stagg Hub article.

my gums and rolls over the palate like a slow wave, very similar to the experience I get from 2020 George T Stagg.

Maybe we finally found where the canceled George T Stagg barrels ended up?

It's this complex characteristic that helps bottles like George T Stagg earn high remarks for me.

I get the hints of cherry, the fiery cinnamon hots reminiscent of Stagg Jr Batch 14, and lovely lychee George T Stagg) also do to a lesser extent so it may also have some relation to oak barreling too.

.” – Anatole France What do you do when one of your favorite local liquor stores has a bottle of Stagg I have been a long time fan of Stagg Jr I was excited to get into 25B again, thinking it was going to Batches 25C and 25D started to hit shelves at nuanced proofs, something I have tracked over time in my Stagg I'll give you my power rankings for 2025 down below, but you'll have to check out that Stagg Hub link bourbon, which arrived in winter 2025 Nose:  Oh yes... immediately I find a classic Stagg bourbon nose

Upon thinking for a moment he compared it to the 2020 George T Stagg we drank together a few weeks prior

from striking up a conversation with @Woodfordbourbonguy on Instagram, running into someone with a Stagg Age: NAS (generally assumed to be 8-12 years) MSRP: $50 Further identification: This is batch 11 of Stagg TL;DR: A classic Stagg Jr profile that delivers with both grace and fruity pizzazz Rating: 4/5 Really the variability in the 2025 and 2026 batches, which you can see shaking out pretty poorly over on the Stagg So were the older Stagg Jr releases just better?

Historically I have preferred George T Stagg to this release personally, but I'm ready to give this one

.” – Albert Einstein I love reviewing all the Stagg Junior releases whenever I can, but this shift towards Palate:  My first sip is a little hot to the tongue, with classic Stagg cherry hots coming across a bit With all heat and no sweet, this batch makes Stagg a dull boy. Check out the batch power rankings on the Stagg Hub , and you'll see just how low this has sunk in the quality range for Stagg Junior.