2024 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - Day 14

Day 14 ... Saturday, wee! After today, 10 days to go, and there are still a lot of great whiskies yet to come. Tonight we're drinking Coopers' Craft Bourbon, 50% ABV... I thought this might be Bottled In Bond - but my memory must be incorrect. After pouring the samples, I tucked away the bottles until I tried them during this tasting... except for this one. I kept this out as it is a bit of a daily drinker and I had had it before. So the bottle is gone... below is a stock photo from the company website (:

I wanted to see how a budget-ish Whisk(e)y would stand up to the rest of the selections blind. On the nose this seemed a bit proofy up front but then faded. There is some sweetness, some burnt sugar, a touch of floral and I seem to get a little bit of light dill too. 

Drinking this - I find cinnamon, brown sugar, some wood and again I think I get a little dill. Not enough to make me think this might be a rye (several ryes I get dill on), pretty faint. The finish has the sweetness turning to wood and a nice warmth too.

Water softens the nose, the taste is more cinnamon hot and woody, while the finish is still sweet and woody. I was pretty sure it was bourbon - it was fine, nothing wrong with it, but nothing overly special either. I tried it side by side with Wild Turkey 101 and I seem to prefer the Wild Turkey a little more, so I'll rate this one 3.0/5.0. This one cost $32 when I picked it up, but it looks like currently it is hard to find in Oregon.