Stagg Jr. Batch 11 Bourbon
Stagg Jr. Batch 11 Bourbon: Specs
Classification: Bourbon
Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Mashbill: Buffalo Trace High-Rye Mashbill (#1)
Proof: 127.9 (63.95% ABV)
Age: NAS
Location: Kentucky
Stagg Jr. Batch 11 Bourbon Price: $99
Stagg Jr. Batch 11 Bourbon Review: Tasting Notes
Eye: Amber maple syrup. Blurred rims and hanging large drops.
Nose: Flavors muted at first, but the proof is there. Some cacao and black cherry, Luden’s drops and fresh fruit. Cherry fest all around even though the nose never quite opens.
Palate: Wow that’s hot. Liquid Luden’s cough drops set on fire. If you like cherry-flavored candies, you’ll love this. Hints of oak and black pepper - well, lots of pepper - but it’s the cherry show. Mouthfeel is syrupy and creamy, really quite good, dark chocolate starts building on the creaminess as the cocoa gets darker.
Finish: Short-to-medium length, chocolate becomes milkier and the proof disappears. Some expired peppercorns at the end.
Overall: Ok for a Stagg Jr. The heat was pleasant after the first blast, but this was one note in a middling way. Honey does start to appear, but by the time it does you’re almost done with the pour.
Final Rating: 6.1
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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