Bourbon Heritage Month 2020 Day 26: Filibuster Bourbon Schumer’s Pick

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Sep 26

Written By David Levine

Filibuster Bourbon Schumer’s Pick

Filibuster Distillery

56.05% ABV/112.1 Proof

NAS

Finished in CA Wine Casks

Eye: Burnt orange, thin rim and no legs.

Nose: Orange zest and vanilla up front. Doesn’t smell young at all, though there’s a slight burn. Tons of vanilla custard and caramel. Don’t smell the wine cask influence here, except maybe for some sweetness.

Palate: Burn up front with sweet vanilla behind it. Mouthfeel tingles but coats the mouth nicely. Peppery in the back of the throat, but raw sugar sweetness balances it out. Mouthfeel is also balanced, just a bit more body would make it perfect.

Finish: Long, sweet finish with pepper and sugar in the corners of your mouth.

Overall: A great pick. Might even get another bottle before they run out! It tastes far more mature than it is - it’s on the sweet side, but there’s enough spice to balance it out.

Rating: 7.8

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)