Whisk(e)y Wednesday - 2025-09-17

Hey... yet another Wednesday. This time, something slightly different. I went to save off a 2oz sample of Baker's 7, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Batch 03-2015, Aged 8 Years, 0 Months, Single Barrel, 53.5% ABV ... and, it was more like 1oz. So ... I couldn't put it with the rest of the 2oz samples and have it as a random sample later, because I'd know what it is ... so instead, I drank it tonight unblind. I rated this on 3.75 originally... and then 3.25 later on (both times blind) ... let's see what I think tonight.

On the nose, I do find the proof right away, spearmint, brown sugar, a touch of cinnamon, and maybe a bit of stone fruit like apricot. The taste, I get cinnamon, heat and wood. I'm a little surprised that I didn't get the typical Beam peanut, but I didn't really get it the last time I had this either. The finish is nice. Brown Sugar that lingers, dry oak in the back, and some cinnamon. 

It's nice, but not outstanding. This is pretty solid, and generally easy to find in Oregon for around $65... so not too expensive for what it is. I'll rate it a 3.5/5.0 tonight - would pick this up again, but I won't go hunting for it.