Stagg Jr. Batch 9 Bourbon
Stagg Jr. Batch 9 Bourbon: Specs
Classification: Bourbon
Origin: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Mashbill: Buffalo Trace High-Rye Mashbill (#1)
Proof: 131.9 (65.95% ABV)
Age: NAS
Location: Kentucky
Stagg Jr. Batch 9 Bourbon Price: N/A
Stagg Jr. Batch 9 Bourbon Review: Tasting Notes
Eye: Orange blossom honey. Thin rims, circlet of drops hang on.
Nose: Minerality, like spring water…this is odd. The proof is there for sure. Luden’s drops - artificial cherry. Strong flavors that also somehow smell watery.
Palate: Sweet and heat, lots of burnt caramel, peppercorn, and a touch of indiscernable fruitiness. Swiss Miss hot chocolate packets. Mouthfeel is syrupy and rich, brings the heat and a little oak, dried cherries open up with chocolate ebbing and flowing.
Finish: Stays pretty hot all the way to the finish. Chocolate coats the palate for quite awhile.
Overall: That nose is…odd. The palate and finish are full rich, not watery in the slightest. This mouthfeel is so damn good it makes you forget about any oddness before it. I can’t stop going back for more.
Final Rating: 7.9
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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