Old Bones Bourbon Batch 2

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Sep 16

Written By David Levine

Old Bones Bourbon Batch 2

55% ABV/110 Proof

10 YO, Distilled Feb. 2006, Bottled Apr. 2016 at MGP

Eye: Cognac with a light orange hue. Medium rims and syrupy legs.

Nose: Smells wine finished with plenty of grape must and vine fruit. Barrel char and caramel come afterwards with an acetone note.

Palate: Wine and chocolate. Heat on the tongue leads to a great, controlled nuttiness, like an elevated and liquidized PB&J. Chew opens the orchard fruits and strawberries. The heat is perfect - it elevates the flavors without covering them up. Mouthfeel is coating, oily, and medium-bodied.

Finish: Lots of plum and strawberry, medium length with a hit of chocolate sauce at the end.

Overall: This gets better with each sip. Complex, fruity, nutty, delicious. I loved this. Nose needs a few minutes to open up then it equals the palate and finish.

Rating: 8.4

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)