Bourbon Heritage Month 2020 Day 27: Breckenridge Port Cask Bourbon

Breckenridge Port Cask Bourbon

Breckenridge Distillery

40% ABV/80 Proof

NAS, Aged in 59-Gallon Tawny Port casks for 4-6 months.

Eye: Cognac. Thin rims and legs.

Nose: Wine and grapes - the finish leads this for sure.

Palate: Very sweet at first until the bourbon notes take over. Mouthfeel is a little thin but coats the mouth.

Finish: Finish is short-to-medium, sweetness takes over again.

Overall: I want to try this at barrel strength. The flavors are great but the lower proof detracts in the mouthfeel.

Rating: 5.5

10 | Insurpassable | Nothing Else Comes Close (Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel)

9 | Incredible | Extraordinary (GTS, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B518 and B520)

8 | Excellent | Exceptional (12+YO MGP Bourbon, Highland Park Single Barrels)

7 | Great | Well above average (Blanton’s Original, Old Weller Antique, Booker’s)

6 | Very Good | Better than average (Four Roses Small Batch Select, Knob Creek 14+ YO Picks)

5 | Good | Good, solid, ordinary (Elijah Craig Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond)

4 | Sub-par | Many things I’d rather have (A.D. Laws Four Grain, Compass Box “Oak Cross”)

3 | Bad | Flawed (Iron Smoke Bourbon, Balcones)

2 | Poor | Forced myself to drink it (Buckshee Bourbon and Rye)

1 | Disgusting | Drain pour (Virginia Distilling Co. Cider Cask)

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