Hey... another Whisk(e)y Wednesday - another blind sample, here we go...
On the nose, brown sugar, mint, orange peel, not too sharp on the nose, but it does have some proof. My initial thought here was rye ... but it might be a bourbon. The taste is a bit dusty, sweet upfront, a bit spicy, hot red pepper, the spice builds. I would lean towards bourbon over rye though, it just feels more like bourbon - it does seem to have some proof, I'd guess 110 or so.
The finish I get cherry, wood dryness, cinnamon, medium length and it turns more dry over time. Overall, this is pretty good - I don't have a good guess as to what it could be though as I can't think of anything I saved a sample of that would fall into this category. It's probably a good thing that over time I'll forget what I have saved samples of... will make it more blind (: I'd rate this a 3.5/5.0 tonight.
Turns out it was Baker's 7 Bourbon... which I had not blind a few weeks back when I didn't have enough to save a sample of. I had an older bottle of Baker's from around 2020 ... and I don't know if this sample is from that bottle, or the newer bottle. Either way, I didn't really get the usual Baker's peanut notes while sampling it - it's there if I really go looking for it I guess. I rated both of them 3.75/5.0 initially.
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