Bourbon Heritage Month 2020 Day 23: Woodinville Private Select Single Barrel “Leeroy Jenkins"

Woodinville Private Select Single Barrel “Leeroy Jenkins"

Picked by Breaking Bourbon and Keg ’n Bottle

Woodinville Whiskey Co., WA

60.39% ABV/120.78 Proof, NAS

Cask 2659, Bottle 165

Eye: Maple syrup, thin rim and droplet legs. 

Nose: Wow what a nose - dark caramel and fresh vanilla beans. Smells thick, no burn. A bit of fresh grape. 

Palate: Grape-forward, mouthwatering, some char and tobacco. Black licorice sweetness, not herbal. Some heat, but sweet too. Mouthfeel is velvety, oily, and warming.

Finish: Caramel and dark fruit linger as a happy pair.

Overall: Really nice pour - a solid barrel proof with a great balance of heat and sweet. Try it for the mouthfeel alone, buy it for the flavors. 

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)