Bourbon whiskey is a type of American whiskey, a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name ultimately derives from the French Bourbon dynasty, although the precise inspiration for the whiskey’s name is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County in Kentucky and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after the dynasty. Bourbon has been distilled since the 18th century. The use of the term “bourbon” for the whiskey has been traced to the 1820s, with consistent use beginning in Kentucky in the 1870s.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the whiskey’s style, cask type, and reviewed product imagery rather than a formal published colour note.
Nose: A deep nose of nutmeg and spice, with creamy vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch. The nutmeg and spice are directly supported by the official producer note, while the vanilla-caramel style is supported by the broader range description.
Palate: Buttery corn, vibrant oak, dry vanilla, honey, strong caramel, and cooked fruit. This combines your site’s barrel-specific flavour note with the official producer tasting profile.
Finish: Medium in length, with returning corn, nutmeg, and lingering oak spice. This is supported by the official producer finish note, with the oak impression reinforced by your site description.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Rich mahogany. This is based on the official tasting note for the 2023 release.
Nose: Dark fruit accompanied by nuts and burnt caramel. This is based on the official tasting note for the 2023 release.
Palate: Deep rich molasses, layers of dried fruit, rich chocolate, and a warm long baking spice finish. This is based on the official tasting note for the 2023 release.
Finish: Lingering and complex. Your own listing also supports this richer style with notes of long spice, alongside coffee grounds, dark chocolate, vanilla, dried fruit, ginger, vanilla custard, molasses, stewed plums, and nutmeg.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the whiskey’s age, new American oak maturation, and Booker’s typical barrel-strength style rather than a batch-specific official colour note.
Nose: Vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch. This is based on the verified batch description carried on your listing and matching retail references.
Palate: Sweet vanilla, seasoned charred oak, brown sugar, and baking spice. The vanilla and charred oak are directly supported by verified batch descriptions, while the brown sugar and baking spice are supported by reviewed retailer notes for this same batch.
Finish: Long, warming, and oak-led, with lingering sweetness and barrel spice. This is an inference based on the verified flavour profile, barrel-strength presentation, and reviewed batch notes.
Colour: Deep amber with hints of rich mahogany. This is taken directly from the official published colour note for the release.
Nose: Candied dark fruits like plums and cherries, with Port wine, toasted oak, brown sugar, caramel, maple syrup, and floral-herbal notes. This is based on the official published tasting notes for the release.
Palate: Raisin and fig jam, rich fortified fruit, butterscotch, toffee, maple syrup, and gentle spice including cinnamon and nutmeg. This is based on the official published tasting notes and supported by the reviewed travel-retail tasting summary.
Finish: Long, satisfying, warm and comforting, with oak, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, fig jam, mint and a touch of smoky leather. This is based on the official published finish note and the official tasting notes for the release.
Colour: Sunset Gold. This is taken directly from the official published colour note for the release.
Nose: Baked banana bread, jammy ripe fruit, walnuts and orange honey. This is taken directly from the official published aroma note for the release.
Palate: Rich honey sweetness, hints of black tea spice and dried fruits, with toasted cereal grain rounded out by honeysuckle notes. This is taken directly from the official published taste note for the release.
Finish: Fresh-cut oak with an energetic lingering smooth finish and balanced warm spice. This is taken directly from the official published finish note for the release.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
Nose: A complex aroma of vanilla, mint and molasses. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
Palate: Pleasantly sweet, with notes of brown sugar and spice that give way to oak, toffee, dark fruit and anise. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
Finish: Long and smooth with serious depth. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
Colour: Deep russet. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old 70cl, 45.6%.
Nose: Rich, toasty oak with touches of light vanilla and sweet dried fruit. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old 70cl, 45.6%.
Palate: Consistently smooth, with vanilla, dried fruit, subtle spice, mellow creaminess and a mature woody dry mouthfeel. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old 70cl, 45.6%.
Finish: Long, smooth and smoky. This is based on the official published tasting notes for Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old 70cl, 45.6%.
As far as Kentucky straight bourbon whiskies go, Four Roses Yellow Label really does pack a punch. This is a blend of 10 gorgeous bourbons giving a tasty and spicy unique flavour and 40% ABV.
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Four Roses founder Paul Jones Jr. became undoubtedly smitten by a beautiful woman who he proposed to. She said she would let him know her answer later by attending an evening ball with a four rose corsage. We guess she said yes, since he renamed his entire brand to Four Roses. This Single Barrel 100 Proof bourbon is plummy and fruity with lots of character, it makes a fantastic Hot Toddy or Kentucky lemonade.
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A terrific small-batch bourbon from Four Roses – and in this case, Small Batch means just that – only four casks are used in the construction of each release. Sweet and spicy, with a generous dash of vanilla, this is a treat.
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Heaven’s Door is a double-aged Tennessee bourbon, created by Bob Dylan. It’s actually a blend of three distinct whiskies, married in new American oak barrels and treated to an additional year together prior to bottling.
Behold, Double Barrel Bourbon from the Heaven’s Door range. Created by the one and only Bob Dylan and Marc Bushala (founder of Angel’s Envy Bourbon), this expression blends together three whiskeys which are then finished in hand-toasted, new American oak barrels. This brings forward plenty of the whiskey’s warming, spicy, toasty notes, while still letting the bright, zesty fruit notes sing.
The world’s most famous name in Bourbon, Jim Beam, provide a even more intense and complex Bourbon experience with their Black Label Bourbon. Triple Aged for 6 years, this extra aging in barrel gives the Bourbon a fuller flavour that takes on some great winter spice notes such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Perfect for making a Mint Julep, mixing with Ginger Beer or served on its own over ice.
This is the result of taking 90 proof Jim Beam Bourbon and extracting spirit absorbed into the wood of the barrels itself and blending them together. The result is a punchy oak-fest of a Bourbon, surely the drink of the devil himself?
Overall: Well this is definitely a woody drink, and it is an interesting experiment in what can be achieved through wood extraction.
The Wee Jim Beam Glass, sometimes called the Distillers glass, is a smaller version of the traditional Glencairn Whisky Glass. They are great for whisky tasting parties and events or for a small glass after a hard days work. It measures 3 3/8″ tall and 2″ wide and has a 2.5 oz. capacity. “Wee Glencairn Glass” is stamped on the bottom indicating it is a genuine Glencairn glass.
Jim Beam bourbon undergoes distillation at lower temperatures and is distilled to no more than 62.5%, the White label is aged for four years and has quite a high percentage of rye in the mashbill.
Tasting Note Nose: Well-rounded and open. Sweet pastry, cinnamon and vanilla. Hints of icing sugar, honey glazed apples and toasted oak. A charming nose. Taste: Medium body and on sweet side. White pepper and raw-ish oakiness. Apples, vanilla and cinnamon. A touch of after shave, but not enough to deter me in the slightest. Finish:…
Tasting Note Nose: Well-rounded and open. Sweet pastry, cinnamon and vanilla. Hints of icing sugar, honey glazed apples and toasted oak. A charming nose. Taste: Medium body and on sweet side. White pepper and raw-ish oakiness. Apples, vanilla and cinnamon. A touch of after shave, but not enough to deter me in the slightest. Finish:…
Kentucky Owl Confiscated is a tribute to the barrels the government seized from the founder’s great-great grandfather ahead of Prohibition, never to be seen again. This hotly-anticipated whiskey is a spice-driven expression, so it ought to be great as a postprandial tipple on a chilly evening, we reckon.
One of the world’s best-known small-batch bourbons, this Jim Beam-produced expression is named for the part of Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln spent his formative years it’s known for its spicy nose and notes of toasty oak and nut oil.
With a rich flavour, Makers Mark bourbon is a delicious US bourbon whisky made with red winter wheat (instead of the usual rye) for a smoother finish. A rich, fruity nose and a spiced honey and fruit peel palate make this a real treat
10 year old single barrel bourbon from the Michter’s Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. A brilliant expression – well balanced notes of dried fruit, oak-y spice and vanilla with a subtle herbaceous hint along the way. Simply put, this is top quality bourbon.
This American whiskey from Michter’s Distiller in Louisville, Kentucky, is matured in barrels which had previously held bourbon. As such, this expression cannot be called bourbon, as bourbon needs to be matured in new American oak barrels – hence why it’s called whiskey instead. Slightly confusing legal nomenclature aside, it’s bloomin’ marvellous!
With its roots in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, Michter’s is a cornerstone of the USA’s distilling history. Beautifully rich and spicy, this sour-mash whiskey from the brand (now based in Kentucky) has an abundance of cinnamon, butter and nutty notes, along with a hint of black pepper to freshen things up. Delicious.
Old Forester’s 100-proof Kentucky bourbon whisky pays tribute to the company’s founder, George Gavin Brown, whose signature graces every bottle. The whisky itself is taken from handpicked, select barrels. This is a litre bottle.
Bonded and beautiful, this one is a classic. Big sweet butterscotch and red fruit on the nose along with solid spice. The taste holds anise, caramel, vanilla, and soft pepper. Finish is long with anise and vanilla fading softly together.
America is home to an array of distinctive hats, including baseball caps, Stetsons and even whoopee caps. Why are we talking about American headwear? Because the Peaky Blinder range now features a bourbon whiskey, of course! The connection is pretty clear, what with the name coming from a gang who apparently modified their hats to be used as weapons and bourbon being… Well, American. Anyway, this is a rather tasty and good value-for-money bourbon produced in Indiana for the Peaky Blinder range, which should do well for a variety of classic cocktails.
A 100 proof edition of Rebel Bourbon – which means its bottled up at 50% ABV, in case you’re not too familiar with the alcohol measurement system from across the pond. It’s a wheated bourbon, so there’ll be oodles of creamy, softly peppery notes to enjoy, all bolstered by the additional strength behind it.
Famous bourbon brand Rebel Yell has undergone a rebrand for a new generation of rebels. “Rowdy yet refined”, this new look straight bourbon is the original recipe made with wheat, corn and malted barley.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and presentation.
Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, toasted oak, and a clear lift of rye-like spice. This is an inference based on the classic Wild Turkey 101 profile.
Palate: Full-bodied and warming, with toffee sweetness, charred oak, baking spice, and a strong bourbon backbone. This is an inference based on the 101 proof style and the house profile of the whiskey.
Finish: Long, warming, and confidently spicy, with lingering sweetness, oak, and a touch of pepper. This is an inference based on the style and strength of the bourbon.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the heavily charred cask maturation.
Nose: Vanilla, caramel, sweet oak, and a lively rye spice. This is an inference based on the high rye mash and heavily charred casks described on your site.
Palate: Rounded and bold, with toffee sweetness, warming spice, and a fuller charred oak character than a softer bourbon style. This is an inference based on the high rye mash, the cask treatment, and your site’s note about big flavour.
Finish: Medium to long, warming, and gently spicy, with lingering sweetness and oak. This is an inference based on the bourbon style, cask influence, and approachable 40.5% ABV.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the rich, rounded profile described on your site.
Nose: Fresh sweetness, soft smoke, vanilla, and gentle oak spice. This is an inference based on your site’s description of the bourbon as fresh, sweet, and smoky.
Palate: Full-bodied and rounded, with sweet bourbon character, mellow smoke, and a polished oak-led structure. This is supported in part by your site’s description of the mouthfeel and flavour profile, and in part inferred from the charcoal refinement method.
Finish: Smooth, warming, and gently smoky, with lingering sweetness and oak. This is an inference based on the reviewed flavour description and overall style.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the mature bourbon style and barrel-proof presentation.
Nose: Rich caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, and warm spice. This is an inference based on the cask-strength Kentucky bourbon style and the 6 to 12 year barrel blend.
Palate: Full-bodied and bold, with concentrated sweetness, oak depth, and a firm barrel-proof structure. This is an inference based on your site’s Rare Breed details and the 58.4% ABV.
Finish: Long, warming, and powerful, with lingering spice, oak, and bourbon richness. This is an inference based on the barrel-proof style and the reviewed listing on your site.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the richer visual presentation of the release.
Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, polished oak, and soft baking spice. This is an inference based on the broader Woodford Reserve bourbon style presented on your site.
Palate: Rounded and full, with toffee sweetness, warm oak, gentle spice, and a smooth bourbon texture. This is an inference based on the Woodford Reserve house style and the premium commemorative presentation.
Finish: Long, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness, spice, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the release’s premium presentation
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and your site’s broader description of Woodford Reserve as rich and full bodied.
Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, polished oak, and soft baking spice. This is an inference based on the broader Woodford Reserve profile shown on your site.
Palate: Rounded and full, with toffee sweetness, warm oak, gentle spice, and a smooth bourbon texture. This is an inference based on your site’s description of Woodford Reserve as superbly smooth, flavoursome, rich, and full bodied.
Finish: Long, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness, spice, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the house style presented on your site and the premium Derby-edition format.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the style and the rich finish described on your site.
Nose: Toasted oak, chocolate, creamy vanilla bean, cinnamon spice, dried fruit, and orange peel. This is supported by your site’s tasting note.
Palate: Dark chocolate, caramel, dried fruit, rich malt, mocha, and oak. This is supported by your site’s tasting note.
Finish: Long, rich, and warming, with lingering oak, chocolate, and dried fruit sweetness. This is an inference based on the palate and cask-finish style shown on your site.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the rich, full-bodied profile described on your site.
Nose: Rich caramel, vanilla, polished oak, and soft baking spice. This is an inference based on your site’s description of the bourbon as smooth, rich, and full bodied.
Palate: Rounded and flavoursome, with toffee sweetness, warm oak, and a smooth, full-bodied texture. This is supported in part by your site’s description and in part inferred from the style of the release.
Finish: Smooth, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness and oak. This is an inference based on your site’s description and its suggested digestif role.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style, 6-year maturation, and new American oak ageing described on your site.
Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, polished oak, and soft baking spice. This is an inference based on the traditional bourbon mash and extended oak maturation shown on your site.
Palate: Rounded and full, with toffee sweetness, gentle rye spice, sweet grain, and warm oak depth. This is an inference based on the mashbill of corn, rye, and malted barley together with the 6-year maturation in new American oak.
Finish: Long, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness, spice, and polished bourbon oak. This is an inference based on the product’s age, style, and bottling strength.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the visual presentation of the release.
Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, polished oak, and soft baking spice. This is an inference based on your site’s broader Woodford Reserve bourbon style as rich and full bodied.
Palate: Rounded and smooth, with toffee sweetness, gentle spice, oak warmth, and a composed bourbon texture. This is an inference based on the Woodford Reserve style presented on your site and the 45.2% holiday-edition format.
Finish: Long, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness, spice, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and seasonal premium presentation.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the visual presentation of the release.
Nose: Rich vanilla, caramel, polished oak, and soft baking spice. This is an inference based on your site’s broader Woodford Reserve bourbon style as rich and full bodied.
Palate: Rounded and smooth, with toffee sweetness, gentle spice, oak warmth, and a composed bourbon texture. This is an inference based on the house style of Woodford Reserve shown on your site and the 45.2% holiday-edition presentation.
Finish: Long, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness, spice, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and seasonal premium presentation.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style, age, and overall presentation.
Nose: Rich caramel, vanilla, sweet corn, and warming rye spice. This is an inference based on the mashbill and the full-bodied style described on your site.
Palate: Rounded and full, with toffee sweetness, gentle oak, baking spice, and a firm rye-led backbone. This is an inference based on the mashbill, the triple-distilled presentation, and the six-year maturation note.
Finish: Smooth, warming, and balanced, with lingering sweetness, spice, and polished oak. This is an inference based on the product style described on your site.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is supported by the producer’s tasting note.
Nose: Soft fruit and floral notes with creamy sweetness, vanilla, light cereal malt, and gentle spice. This is supported by the producer’s style note and your site’s description, with the vanilla and spice nuance inferred from the whiskey style.
Palate: Rounded and creamy, with fruity sweetness, soft oak, and a smooth wheat-led character rather than a sharp rye bite. This is supported in part by your site’s description and in part inferred from the mash bill.
Finish: Medium, smooth, and gently warming, with lingering sweetness, soft spice, and polished grain notes. This is an inference based on the reviewed style notes and bottling strength.
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Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the richer cask-finished presentation.
Nose: Warm and fruit-forward, with berry tones and soft sweetness. This is supported by your site’s product description.
Palate: Rounded bourbon richness meets fruity wine influence, creating a profile that feels both sweetly berried and softly oak-led. This is supported in part by your site’s description and in part inferred from the Pinot Noir cask finish.
Finish: Smooth, gently fruity, and slightly sweet, with the bourbon and wine-cask elements lingering together. This is an inference based on your site’s description of the release as a contradiction of bourbon and fruity wine flavour.
Colour: Deep amber. This is an inference based on the bourbon style and the reviewed bottle presentation.
Nose: Rich caramel, milk chocolate, vanilla, cereal sweetness, and warming spice. This is supported by reviewed tasting notes for the release.
Palate: Dark chocolate malt, rye-led grain character, soft oak, and a rounded caramelised sweetness. This is supported by reviewed tasting notes and your site’s flavour description.
Finish: Warming, chocolate-toned, and gently spicy, with lingering oak and roasted grain depth. This is supported in part by reviewed tasting notes and in part inferred from the mashbill and flavour profile.
Colour: Golden amber. This is an inference based on reviewed product imagery and the whiskey’s style, rather than a formal published colour note in the reviewed sources.
Nose: Light aroma with fruity banana and caramel. This is supported by the official tasting note.
Palate: Sweet and smooth, with banana-led fruit and clear bourbon influence. The sweetness and banana note are supported by the official tasting note, while the bourbon-led character is supported by the reviewed product description.
Finish: Medium in length, soft, and easy-going. This is supported by the official tasting note, while the texture wording is an inference from the overall profile.
Colour: Deep gold to amber. This is an inference based on reviewed retailer tasting notes and product imagery rather than an official colour note from Yellowstone.
Nose: Cereal malt and honey with a hint of peach blossom, plus toasted cereal, biscuit-like malt, and soft fruit. The first part is supported by the official Yellowstone tasting note, while the added malt detail is supported by Master of Malt.
Palate: Sweet medium-bodied and fruit-forward, with honey, pear, stone fruit, dates, and a rounded malty richness. This is supported by the official tasting note, with the extra texture and fruit detail reinforced by Master of Malt.
Finish: Long, warming, and spicy, with oak, cinnamon, English walnuts, candied nuts, and a touch of nutmeg. The oak, cinnamon, and walnut notes come from the official profile, while the candied nut and nutmeg.