Bourbon Heritage Month 2020 Day 28: Joseph Magnus Private Selection “It’s Almost Too Easy”

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Sep 28

Written By David Levine

Joseph Magnus Private Selection “It’s Almost Too Easy"

Picked by Bourbon Pursuit and Keg ’n Bottle

MGP-Sourced

53% ABV/106 Proof

13 YO, Distilled 5/20/2006

Cask 1322, Bottle 17/150

Eye: Maple syrup, thin rim holds with thin syrupy legs.

Nose: Yeasty vanilla, like going into a bakery. Banana cream pie, warm clove is very clear. Smells like pastry with red berries after some air.

Palate: A little hot on the tongue, but very coating. Plums and dark fruit, very rich and sweet after the heat dies down. Mild clove-led baking spices in the background. Mouthfeel is coating and moderate-weight.

Finish: Long and super fruity.

Overall: The clove doesn’t follow through as much as I’d like but overall it’s still a delicious expression of older MGP bourbon. Lots of stone fruits and pie crust - how could you go wrong?

Rating: 7.6

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)